Graham Hurrell

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Graham Hurrell
Personal information
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1975-05-07) 7 May 1975 (age 48)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Retiredin 2003
HandednessRight
Doubles
Highest ranking9 (XD),
16 (MD)
BWF profile

Graham Hurrell (born 7 May 1975) is an English retired badminton player. [1] After retiring, he worked as coach at the Bournemouth David Lloyd Club. [2] From 2007 to 2022, he was a National Pathway Coach of Badminton England and coached players at all major events including the Thomas Cup, Olympics and World Championships. In his playing years, he also competed in World Championships and won seven Caps. [3]

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Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg James Anderson Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
17–14, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg James Anderson Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Lamp
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
10–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Spanish International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of France.svg Vincent Laigle
Flag of France.svg Svetoslav Stoyanov
3–7, 7–2, 4–7, 7–8Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Irish International Flag of England.svg James Anderson Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Paul Trueman
15–5, 14–17, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Spanish International Flag of England.svg James Anderson Flag of France.svg Manuel Dubrulle
Flag of France.svg Vincent Laigle
15–3, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Irish International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mihail Popov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetoslav Stoyanov
11–15, 15–8, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Slovak International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
8–15, 15–12, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Czech International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of France.svg Manuel Dubrulle
Flag of France.svg Vincent Laigle
17–16, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Irish International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
Flag of England.svg James Anderson
2–15, 15–10, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Mauritius International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of Malaysia.svg Khoo Boo Hock
Flag of Malaysia.svg Theam Teow Lim
15–10, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 Irish International Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Hogg
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsteen McEwan
9–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Mauritius International Flag of England.svg Wendy Taylor Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsteen McEwan
6–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. "Graham Hurrell". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Hurrell's singles success after break". Dorset Echo. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. "Graham Hurrell to move on from the National Badminton Centre". Badminton England. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.