Peter Knowles (badminton)

Peter Knowles
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1969-12-28) 28 December 1969 (age 55) Stockport, Cheshire, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles & doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team European Junior Championships 1987 Warsaw Mixed team
BWF profile

Peter Knowles (born 28 December 1969) is a former English badminton player. ^[1] He competed for Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. ^[2] He also represented England at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, ^[3] winning a mixed team gold in 1994, and a men's team bronze medal in 1998. ^{[4] [5]} Knowles who played for Kent badminton won the men's singles title at the National Championships in 1997, and has been capped 39 times for England. ^[5]

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Polish Open	Yu Lizhi	6–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1995	Scottish Open	Jim Laugesen	15–11, 15–7	Winner
1993	Swiss Open	Fung Permadi	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Irish International	Darren Hall	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1999	Italian International	Salim	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1995	Wimbledon International	Pedro Vanneste	15–12, 15–5	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Darren Hall	17–14, 6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1993	Wimbledon International	Sun Jun	13–15, 17–16, 8–15	Runner-up
1992	Welsh International	Anders Nielsen	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Iceland International	Matthew Smith	Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson Ármann Þorvaldsson	15–4, 14–18, 10–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Peter Knowles". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
2. "Peter Knowles". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. "Peter Knowles". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
4. "Bronze Medals - Kuala Lumpur 1998 Bronze Medalists". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
5. "Facts and Records: History of Badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

External links

• Peter Knowles at BWF Badminton.com
• Peter Knowles at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Peter Knowles at Olympedia
• Peter Knowles at Olympics.com
• Peter Knowles at Team GB
• Peter Knowles at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)