Steve Baddeley

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Steve Baddeley
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1961-03-28) 28 March 1961 (age 63)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 London Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Moscow Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Preston Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Preston Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Moscow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

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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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1984 Preston, England Med 3.png Bronze
1990 Moscow, Soviet Union Flag of England.svg Darren Hall 11–15, 15–3, 15–7 Med 1.png Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sze Yu 15–8, 15–8 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1985 India Open Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong 18–17, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985 English Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost 12–15, 15–11, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ib Frederiksen 15–18, 15–8, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–4, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987English Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost13–15, 18–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1989 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost6–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984 Japan Open Flag of England.svg Martin Dew Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
6–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 India Open Flag of England.svg Nick Yates Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-soo
3–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-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]

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References

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  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.