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Born | Brighton, England, United Kingdom | 15 November 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Totnes, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.36 m (4 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles and doubles SH6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Jack Shephard 1 January 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (MS) 8 (MD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krysten Michael Francis Coombs (born 15 November 1990) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events, he also competed in para table tennis nationally before switching to badminton. He competes alongside Jack Shephard in men's doubles events. [1] [2] [3]
Coombs was also an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones in a fourth season episode. [4]
Men's singles SH6
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 21–12, 10–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 [lower-alpha 1] | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | 15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
![]() | 21–11, 21–15 | |||
![]() | 21–12, 21–12 | |||
![]() | 13–21, 16–21 | |||
2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | ![]() | 14–21, 21–18, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | ![]() | 21–10, 19–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 5–21, 21–18, 9–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–16, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | ![]() | 21–17, 10–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany | ![]() | |||
2010 | Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland | ![]() | |||
2014 [lower-alpha 2] | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–6 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 21–23, 21–15, 17–21 | ||||
2018 [lower-alpha 3] | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–6, 21–8 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–11 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 21–3, 21–4 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–10, 21–10 |
Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany | ![]() | |||
2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Spanish Para Badminton International | ![]() | 15–21, 21–9, 21–19 | ![]() |
2017 | Spanish Para Badminton International | ![]() | 21–13, 22–20 | ![]() |
2017 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | 21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Japan Para Badminton International | ![]() | 21–18, 21–23, 21–23 | ![]() |
2018 | Spanish Para Badminton International | ![]() | 15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Para Badminton International | ![]() | 11–21, 21–14, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | 16–21, 21–19, 21–8 | ![]() |
2019 | China Para Badminton International | ![]() | 7–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | French Para Badminton International | ![]() | 18–21, 5–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | ![]() | 22–20, 23–25, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Japan Para Badminton International | ![]() | 22–20, 17–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Spanish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–9 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–8, 21–8 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–6 | ||||
2016 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–4, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | Dubai Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2018 | Thailand Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 21–11, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–3, 21–7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–5, 21–11 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 21–7, 21–2 |
Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | Spanish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | Irish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 18–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Japan Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–8 | ![]() |
2018 | Spanish Para Badminton International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–10 | ![]() |
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