James Anderson (badminton)

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James Anderson
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1974-02-15) 15 February 1974 (age 48)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb) [1]
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Budapest Boys' doubles
BWF profile

James Anderson (born 15 February 1974) is a retired English badminton player. [2] He was part of the English national team that won the gold medal in the mixed team event, and a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [1] [3] Anderson competed in the national event for Essex team. [4]

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Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Flag of England.svg Simon Archer Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Chong Ming
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chew Choon Eng
4–7, 5–7, 2–7 Med 3.png Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of Indonesia.svg Bambang Suyono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
4–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Budapest, Hungary Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen
7–15, 1–15 Med 3.png Bronze

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 Graham Hurrell 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 Graham Hurrell 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 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Robert Blair Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey
Flag of England.svg Ian Palethorpe
7–2, 7–3, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Irish International Flag of England.svg Graham Hurrell 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 Graham Hurrell Flag of France.svg Manuel Dubrulle
Flag of France.svg Vincent Laigle
15–3, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Rodrigues
Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Silva
15–8, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Irish International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of England.svg Graham Hurrell
Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey
15–2, 10–15, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Lens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm
15–5, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Czech International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of England.svg Steve Isaac
Flag of England.svg Neil Waterman
7–9, 9–4, 5–1 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Bergström
Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Wengberg
18–16, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of England.svg Steve Isaac
Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
15–12, 13–15, 17–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of England.svg Steve Isaac
Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
15–11, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Finnish International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Tholinsson
15–4, 9–15, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Wimbledon International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
Flag of England.svg John Quinn
2–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994Lausanne International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of England.svg Steve Bish
Flag of Brunei.svg Imay Hendra
15–11, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 Czech International Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of England.svg Neil Cottrill
Flag of England.svg John Quinn
15–11, 2–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
0–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Sara Sankey Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
15–6, 17–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996Amor International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Borch
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Broen
10–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of Germany.svg Björn Siegemund
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann
11–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
15–12, 13–15, 13–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Finnish International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of Norway.svg Trond Wåland
Flag of Norway.svg Camilla Wright
15–13, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
15–18, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994Lausanne International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Uvarov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Diana Koleva
15–2, 17–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 Czech International Flag of England.svg Emma Constable Flag of England.svg John Quinn
Flag of England.svg Nichola Beck
14–17, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Athlete Biography: James Anderson - England [ENG]". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "Players: James Anderson". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. "Bronze Medals : Manchester 2002 Bronze Medalists". teamengland.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. Marshall, Dick (30 April 2008). "Essex No 1 Anderson wins at the double..." www.echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

James Anderson at BWF .tournamentsoftware.com