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Birth name | Peter Grant Blackburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 25 March 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Peter Grant Blackburn (born 25 March 1968) is an Australian badminton player who affiliated with the Ballarat Badminton Association. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and collected four bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games. [1] [2] Blackburn graduated from the Ballarat University College with a Diploma in Teaching in 1991. [3] He was awarded the Hollioake Medallion in 1991, 1994 and 1995 for his outstanding contribution to sport in the City of Ballarat, and in 1999 he was named Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year. [4]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Mark Nichols | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | 1–15, 2–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Rhonda Cator | Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 10–15, 4–15 | Bronze |
1994 | McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Rhonda Cator | Chris Hunt Gillian Clark | 7–15, 4–15 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Suva, Fiji | Murray Hocking | Ashley Brehaut Travis Denney | 7–4, 7–8, 7–5 | Gold |
1999 | Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia | David Bamford | Daniel Shirley Dean Galt | 15–10, 15–11 | Gold |
1997 | North Shore, New Zealand | David Bamford | Grant Walker Kerrin Harrison | 15–13, 17–14 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia | Rhonda Cator | David Bamford Amanda Hardy | 11–15, 15–3, 15–4 | Gold |
1997 | North Shore, New Zealand | Rhonda Cator | Daniel Shirley Tammy Jenkins | 14–17, 13–15 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
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