Chris Hunt (badminton)

Chris Hunt
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Chunty[ citation needed ]
Birth name	Christopher John Hunt
Country	England
Born	(1968-12-01) 1 December 1968 (age 56) Bolton, Lancashire, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 [1]
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1994 Victoria Men's doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team European Championships 1994 Den Bosch Men's Doubles 1998 Sofia Men's Doubles 1996 Herning Men's Doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1998 Sofia Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team European Junior Championships 1987 Warsaw Mixed team 1987 Warsaw Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Christopher John Hunt (born 1 December 1968) ^[2] is a retired ^[3] badminton player from England.

Personal life

Chris Hunt was born on 1 December 1968 in Bolton, England. He has one brother.

In 2000 he met Liza Giambattista. In 2007 Hunt had a daughter called Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt. Then in 2018 Hunt and Giambattista got married after 18 years of being together.

Career

Hunt won the gold medal at the European Championships in the men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal. Hunt also won two commonwealth gold medals in the mixed team event and mixed doubles in Victoria [1994], along with a silver medal in the men's doubles. In 1998 event at Kuala Lumpur, Hunt won the three bronzes in men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's team event.

He also participated at the 1992 Olympic Games in men's doubles, with Andy Goode, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Lee Sang-bok and Shon Jin-hwan. At the 1996 Olympic Games, he competed in the men's doubles with Simon Archer, losing in quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles with Joanne Muggeridge, losing in the round of 32. Hunt also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles with Donna Kellogg, and they were beaten in the round of 32.

Major Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Simon Archer	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	10–15, 9–15	Silver
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Simon Archer	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	13–15, 11–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Gillian Clark	Simon Archer Julie Bradbury	15–11, 15–4	Gold
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Donna Kellogg	Nathan Robertson Joanne Davies	15–7, 15–17, 14–17	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Simon Archer	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	18–16, 15–4	Gold
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Simon Archer	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	6–15, 10–15	Bronze
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Simon Archer	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–3, 15–3	Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Andrew Fairhurst	Frederik Lindquist Thomas Olsen	15–17, 15–6, 12–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Swiss Open	Andy Goode	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Stellan Österberg	10–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1994	Dutch Open	Simon Archer	Denny Kantono Antonius Ariantho	18–17, 5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Simon Archer	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	6–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1996	Denmark Open	Simon Archer	Thomas Stavngaard Jim Laugesen	15–17, 15–10, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Simon Archer	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	All England Open	Gillian Clark	Nick Ponting Joanne Wright	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1994	Dutch Open	Gillian Gowers	Flandy Limpele Dede Hasanah	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1995	Russian Open	Gillian Gowers	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	3–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1996	U.S. Open	Helene Kirkegaard	Kim Dong-moon Chung So-young	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Bell's Open	Andrew Fairhurst	Andy Goode Mike Brown	17–15, 10–15, 18–13	Winner
1990	Irish International	Mike Brown	Andrey Antropov Sergey Melnikov	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1991	Portugal International	Simon Archer	Andy Goode Glen Milton	7–15, 15–2, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Wimbledon Open	Andy Goode	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Irish International	Andy Goode	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1991	Spanish International	Andy Goode	Ricardo Fernandes Fernando Silva	15–4, 15–3	Winner
1992	Austrian International	Andy Goode	Michael Keck Robert Neumann	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Andy Goode	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Andy Goode	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1992	Irish International	Julian Robertson	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	15–12, 10–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1993	Swiss La Chaux de Fonds	Michael Adams	Pierre Pelupessy Quinten van Dalm	15–8, 17–14	Winner
1993	Hamburg Cup	Simon Archer	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Wimbledon Open	Simon Archer	Sergei Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev	6–15, 15–7, 15–5	Winner
1995	Wimbledon Open	John Quinn	Ian Pearson James Anderson	15–2, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Portugal International	Tracy Dineen	Andy Goode Heidi Bender	15–10, 2–15, 15–12	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Karen Chapman	Andy Goode Joanne Goode	17–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	Wimbledon International	Joanne Goode	Tao Xiaoqiang Jiang Wen	6–15, 15–6, 15–13	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Joanne Goode	Simon Archer Joanne Davies	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1999	Australian International	Gail Emms	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Copenhagen Masters	Simon Archer	Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Copenhagen Masters	Simon Archer	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	13–15, 8–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Badminton Players Profile". Archived from the original on 12 July 2019.
2. "Team GB in full".
3. Kelly, Angela. "Former badminton champ's new challenge in the Big Apple". theboltonnews.co.uk. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

External links

• Chris Hunt at BWF Badminton.com
• Chris Hunt at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )
• Chris Hunt at Olympedia
• Chris Hunt at Olympics.com
• Chris Hunt at Team GB
• Chris Hunt at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)