Steve Baddeley

Steve Baddeley
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1961-03-28) 28 March 1961 (age 64) Brighton, East Sussex, England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   England Thomas Cup 1982 London Men's team 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Men's singles 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team European Championships 1990 Moscow Men's singles 1984 Preston Mixed team 1984 Preston Men's singles 1990 Moscow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Boys' singles

Stephen John Baddeley (born 1961) is an English retired badminton player who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.

Badminton career

Baddeley won the English men's singles title in 1982, 1985, and 1987. He is the only Englishman to win men's singles at the quadrennial British Commonwealth Games and one of only two to win the gold medal in men's singles at the biennial European Badminton Championships (1990).

He represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In addition he participated in the singles. ^{[1] [2]}

Four years later he represented England and won double gold in singles and team event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^[3]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Morten Frost	4–15, 4–15	Bronze
1990	Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union	Darren Hall	11–15, 15–3, 15–7	Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Sze Yu	15–8, 15–8	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	India Open	Park Joo-bong	18–17, 15–2	Winner
1985	English Masters	Morten Frost	12–15, 15–11, 11–15	Runner-up
1986	Scottish Open	Ib Frederiksen	15–18, 15–8, 2–15	Runner-up
1986	Dutch Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–4, 15–11	Winner
1987	English Masters	Morten Frost	13–15, 18–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1989	German Open	Morten Frost	6–15, 4–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Japan Open	Martin Dew	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1985	India Open	Nick Yates	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gowers	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up

Management

In 2004 he took over as Director of Sport for Sport England. ^[4] Steve Baddeley took over from Ged Roddy as Director of Sports for Team Bath at the University of Bath in February 2010. ^[5]

References

1. "1982 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
3. "1986 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
4. "Stephen Baddeley Leaves BA of E". 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
5. "Team Bath". teambath.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.