Julian Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Julian Anthony Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Peterborough, England | 9 October 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Robertson is married, has 2 children and lives in Northampton. [3] [6]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Nathan Robertson | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 2–15, 15–12, 8–15 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria | Nathan Robertson | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 10–15, 15–10, 10–15 | Bronze |
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Scottish Open | Nick Ponting | Jesper Larsen Stellan Österberg | 15–5, 15–6 | Winner |
1996 | Polish Open | Nick Ponting | Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang | 15–9, 12–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Polish Open | Nathan Robertson | Ian Pearson Nick Ponting | 2–15, 15–8, 15–3 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Scottish Open | Lorraine Cole | Lars Pedersen Anne Mette Bille | 14–17, 10–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Iceland International | Simon Archer | Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss | 15–9, 15–9 | Winner |
1992 | Irish International | Chris Hunt | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 15–12, 10–15, 15–18 | Runner-up |
1993 | Iceland International | Dave Wright | Broddi Kristjánsson Oli Bjorn Zimsen | 15–2, 15–4 | Winner |
1993 | Irish International | Simon Archer | Neil Cottrill John Quinn | 15–10, 15–6 | Winner |
1994 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 2–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Hungarian International | Nathan Robertson | Harald Koch Jürgen Koch | 15–18, 15–7, 15–13 | Winner |
1995 | Welsh International | Nathan Robertson | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Norwegian International | Nathan Robertson | Henrik Andersson Johan Tholinsson | 9–2, 9–8, 9–3 | Winner |
1997 | Norwegian International | Nathan Robertson | Henrik Andersson Jens Olsson | 4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 0–9, 9–4 | Winner |
2002 | Welsh International | Peter Jeffrey | Stanislav Pukhov Nikolai Zuyev | 3–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
2002 | Irish International | Peter Jeffrey | Robert Blair Ian Palethorpe | 5–15, 17–14, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Iceland International | Kerri McKittrick | Dave Wright Lorraine Thomas | 5–15, 0–1 retired | Runner-up |
1993 | Irish International | Sara Hardaker | Simon Archer Joanne Davies | 5–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Welsh International | Lorraine Cole | Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva | 11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Irish International | Lorraine Cole | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 15–4, 15–4 | Winner |
1996 | Norwegian International | Gail Emms | Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen | 9–6, 2–9, 9–5, 9–5 | Winner |
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