Nick Ponting

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Nick Ponting
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Ponting
CountryEngland
Born (1966-06-13) 13 June 1966 (age 59)
London, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 New Delhi Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 VictoriaMixed doubles
BWF profile

Nicholas Ponting (born 13 June 1966) is a former professional badminton player from England.

Contents

Early life

He grew up in Bishop's Cleeve. [1] He attended Cleeve School and studied Maths at university. [2]

Career

Olympic Games

He was ranked No. 1 in the world at mixed doubles during 1993 and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta. [3]

All England Open Badminton Championships

He won the mixed doubles event at the 1994 All England Open Badminton Championships with Joanne Wright.

World Championships

He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.

Commonwealth Games

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Joanne Wright, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [4] [5] [6]

Masters

Ponting still plays competitive badminton and currently represents England on the International Masters circuit winning multiple National and All England Masters titles in singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.

World Senior Championships and Senior European Championships Results:

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Sweden.svg Catrine Bengtsson
8–15, 15–18 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Axelsson
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
12–15, 11–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Julie Bradbury
10–15, 12–15 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 Julian Robertson 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 Julian Robertson 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
1997 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg John Quinn Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
15–7, 8–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson Flag of England.svg Julian Robertson
Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
15–2, 8–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 Swiss Open Flag of England.svg Cheryl Johnson Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
15–18, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Canada Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers Flag of Sweden.svg Par-Gunnar Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–10, 15–17, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-bok
Flag of South Korea.svg Shim Eun-jung
14–18, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
walkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Sweden.svg Catrine Bengtsson
9–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 All England Open Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
15–10, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Thailand Open Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
10–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingdong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Xinyong
15–10, 12–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988Bell's Open Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Andy Goode
Flag of England.svg Miles Johnson
15–7, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1988 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Mike Adams
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Rees
15–3, 10–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1989Welsh International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Miles Johnson
Flag of England.svg Andy Salvidge
15–11, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
15–3, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990Welsh International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard
15–5, 10–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991Wimbledon Open Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Andy Goode
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
15–4, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Irish International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Andy Goode
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
15–5, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Wimbledon Open Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Andy Goode
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
15–8, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Welsh International Flag of England.svg Dave Wright Flag of England.svg Mike Adams
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Rees
15–9, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993Austrian International Flag of England.svg Simon Archer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin van Dalm
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Welsh International Flag of England.svg Julian Robertson Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Antropov
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
2–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988 Welsh International Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Mette Bille Flag of England.svg Mike Brown
Flag of England.svg Jillian Wallwork
12–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990Welsh International Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vitali Shmakov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vlada Chernyavskaya
17–14, 7–15, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Irish International Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Katrin Seid
15–10, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Welsh International Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann
15–7, 18–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Irish International Flag of England.svg Joanne Davies Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Pedersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Mette Bille
7–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of Austria.svg Heinz Fischer
Flag of Austria.svg Irina Serova
15–9, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Welsh International Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of England.svg James Anderson
Flag of England.svg Emma Constable
18–15, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Olsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Astrid Crabo
12–15, 15–11, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. Gloucester Citizen Saturday 25 July 1992, page 1
  2. Gloucestershire Echo Saturday 19 July 1986, page 26
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nick Ponting". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.