John Gordon (badminton)

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John Gordon
Personal information
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978 (age 44)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Waitakere City Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Auckland Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Suva Men's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Auckland Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Suva Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 BrisbaneMixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Auckland Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

John Gordon (born 25 November 1978) is a New Zealand badminton player. [1] He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event. [2]

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Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2005Western Australia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham 6–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Auckland International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Smith 15–8, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008North Shore City International Flag of New Zealand.svg John Moody Flag of Japan.svg Rei Sato
Flag of Japan.svg Naomasa Senkyo
11–21, 21–15, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Australian International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aji Basuki Sindoro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Brehaut
19–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Australian International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Indonesia.svg Aji Basuki Sindoro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Brehaut
21–19, 13–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boyd Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
11–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005Waikato International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
13–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005Western Australia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
15–7, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
15–1, 11–15, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003Wellington International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Ikeda
Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Sato
15–5, 16–17, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003Ballarat International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Brehaut
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Blair
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
15–10, 6–15, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002Western Australia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Nakao
Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Sakamoto
7–4, 7–4, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Hocking
7–1, 7–4, 1–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002North Harbour International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Brehaut
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
7–1, 7–2, 3–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002Altona International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Brehaut
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Denney
7–2, 7–2, 7–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Dutch International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey
Flag of England.svg Ian Palethorpe
7–3, 7–4, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001Canberra International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Hocking
8–6, 7–5, 7–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Blair
Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Hogg
17–16, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Geoffrey Bellingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Blair
11–15, 15–6, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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References

  1. "Players: John Gordon". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. "Badminton: New Zealanders gain Commonwealth bronze". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 26 February 2018.