Martin Rooke

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Martin Rooke
Personal information
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1972-11-21) 21 November 1972 (age 51)
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking3 (MS 25 June 2019)
1 (MD with Thomas Wandschneider 1 January 2019)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Dortmund Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 DortmundMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Murcia Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 MurciaMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Beek Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Rodez Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezMen's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 MurciaMen's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 BeekMen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 BeekMen's singles

Martin Rooke (born 21 November 1972) is an English former para-badminton player. He represented Great Britain in the men's singles WH2 event in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. [1] [2] [3]

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Rooke announced his retirement from international para-badminton after the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [4]

Biography

Before his accident, Rooke competed in semi-professional football and played for Tring Athletic F.C. in his hometown of Hertfordshire. Rooke also competed in gymnastics. [5] In May 2006, he suffered an incomplete paraplegia in a house collapse and has been dependent on a wheelchair ever since. [6]

Rooke started to compete in para-badminton in 2010. Two years later, he won gold in singles and doubles at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of England.svg Gobi Ranganathan Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-jun
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-hoon 		14–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Men's singles WH2

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of England.svg Gobi Ranganathan 21–15, 16–21, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Flag of France (lighter variant).svg François Nalborczyk 21–9, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jordy Brouwer 21–9, 21–5 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Flag of Israel.svg Amir Levi 21–18, 13–21, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 [lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Flag of England.svg Gobi Ranganathan Flag of Spain.svg Javier Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg José Guillermo Lama 		21–8, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Germany.svg David Holz
Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Steinhart 		21–18, 21–16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jordy Brouwer
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg François Nalborczyk 		21–8, 21–10
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		 Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider 		11–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé Flag of England.svg Connor Dua-Harper
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider		17–21, 21–12, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Levi 		21–19, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler 		21–15, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Turkey.svg Narin Uluç 		21–18, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

International tournaments (2011–2021) (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012French Para-Badminton International Flag of England.svg Gobi Ranganathan 21–15, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 [lower-alpha 1] Turkish Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christian Hamböck 21–5, 21–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Isomaeki 21–11, 21–7
Flag of Malaysia.svg Madzlan Saibon 16–21, 15–21
2018Japan Para-Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sun-cheol 18–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of England.svg Connor Dua-Harper Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider 		20–22, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-hoon
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop 		17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014England Para-Badminton Championships Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of Thailand.svg Jakarin Homhual
Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham 		21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi
Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch 		21–12, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Turkish Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler 		22–20, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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  6. ↑ BEMedia (2021-08-28). "Tokyo diary: Martin Rooke". Badminton England. Retrieved 2024-09-21.

Notes

  1. 1 2 This tournament uses a round robin system.
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