Julian Robertson (badminton)

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Julian Robertson
Personal information
Birth nameJulian Anthony Robertson
CountryEngland
Born (1969-10-09) 9 October 1969 (age 54)
Peterborough, England
Residence Northampton, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Sofia Men's doubles
BWF profile

Julian Anthony Robertson (born 9 October 1969) is a former English badminton player. [1] He competed for Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] Robertson was a former British champion and bronze medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles and team event. He also won the men's doubles bronze at the 1998 European Championships, and helped the team win the silver medal. He has also been involved in another 6 European championship medal winning teams. [3] [4] The former world No. 8 has been working as a Great Britain coach since 2004 and is one of the most decorated home grown coaches England has ever produced achieving Olympic World Commonwealth and European success with his athletes. He is based in Milton Keynes. [5]

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Personal life

Robertson is married, has 2 children and lives in Northampton. [3] [6]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Soon Kit
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yap Kim Hock
2–15, 15–12, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Axelsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
10–15, 15–10, 10–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Stellan Österberg
15–5, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Cheng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tao Xiaoqiang
15–9, 12–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Polish Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson
Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting
2–15, 15–8, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Pedersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Mette Bille
14–17, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992 Iceland International Flag of England.svg Simon Archer Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Hogg
Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Middlemiss
15–9, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Irish International Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt Flag of the CIS.svg Andrey Antropov
Flag of the CIS.svg Nikolai Zuyev
15–12, 10–15, 15–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993Iceland International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of Iceland.svg Broddi Kristjánsson
Flag of Iceland.svg Oli Bjorn Zimsen
15–2, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993Irish International Flag of England.svg Simon Archer Flag of England.svg Neil Cottrill
Flag of England.svg John Quinn
15–10, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Antropov
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
2–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Hungarian International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Austria.svg Harald Koch
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Koch
15–18, 15–7, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Welsh International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Antropov
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
8–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Norwegian International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Tholinsson
9–2, 9–8, 9–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997Norwegian International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Olsson
4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 0–9, 9–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002Welsh International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of Russia.svg Stanislav Pukhov
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
3–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002Irish International Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Blair
Flag of England.svg Ian Palethorpe
5–15, 17–14, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 Iceland International Flag of England.svg Kerri McKittrick Flag of England.svg Dave Wright
Flag of England.svg Lorraine Thomas
5–15, 0–1 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Irish International Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Joanne Davies
5–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Yakusheva
11–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995Irish International Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
15–4, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Norwegian International Flag of England.svg Gail Emms Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
9–6, 2–9, 9–5, 9–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

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  2. "Julian Robertson". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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  6. "Opening at Tiffield". fusecollaboration.com. Northamptonshire County Council . Retrieved 26 March 2018.