Daniel Shirley

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Daniel A. Shirley
Personal information
CountryNew Zealand
Born (1979-04-13) 13 April 1979 (age 44)
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessLeft
EventDoubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Anaheim Mixed Doubles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 ManchesterMixed team
BWF profile

Daniel A. Shirley (born 13 April 1979) is a male badminton player from New Zealand. [1]

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Career

Shirley competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Sara Petersen. They defeated Philippe Bourret and Denyse Julien of Canada in the first round but lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.

They also won a bronze medal at the 2005 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xie Zhongbo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yawen
8–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
1–7, 7–5, 6–8, 7–4, 2–7 Med 3.png Bronze
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
17–21, 10–21 Med 2.png Silver

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Suva, Fiji Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Hocking
7–4, 5–7, 6–8 Med 3.png Bronze
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
15–11, 17–15 Med 1.png Gold
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
21–19, 15–13 Retired Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Suva, Fiji Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
Med 1.png Gold
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
Med 1.png Gold
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 New Zealand Open Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boyd Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
11–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 New Zealand Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
15–8, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Bitburger Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Persson
11–15, 15–11, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Fiji International Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Mauritius.svg Denis Constantin
13–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Blair
Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Hogg
17–16, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001Canberra International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Hocking
8–6, 7–5, 7–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Dutch International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey
Flag of England.svg Ian Palethorpe
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Western Australia International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Nakao
Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Sakamoto
7–4, 7–4, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003Wellington International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Ikeda
Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Sato
15–5, 16–17, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Australian International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Indonesia.svg Aji Basuki Sindoro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Brehaut
21–19, 13–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Australian International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aji Basuki Sindoro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Brehaut
19–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011Counties Manukau International Flag of England.svg Andrew Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wesley Caulkett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Tam
Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Tammy Jenkins Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhona Robertson
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Blair
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tammy Jenkins
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Waikato International Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Japan.svg Tadashi Ohtsuka
Flag of Japan.svg Shizuka Yamamoto
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Western Australia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Japan.svg Norio Imai
Flag of Japan.svg Chikako Nakayama
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Hock
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sutheaswari Mudukasan
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Malaysia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of England.svg Kristian Roebuck
Flag of England.svg Liza Parker
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Waikato International Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lianne Shirley
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 North Harbour International Flag of New Zealand.svg Gabby Shirley Flag of the Philippines.svg Kennevic Asuncion
Flag of the Philippines.svg Kennie Asuncion
21–17, 17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Australian International Flag of Malaysia.svg Joanne Quay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Flavell
21–10, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011Counties Manukau International Flag of New Zealand.svg Gabby Aves Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis
21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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