Wikipedia / Steve Baddeley
Wikipedia / Steve Baddeley
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.
Four years later he represented England and won double gold in singles and team event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
Guild Hall, Preston, England | 4–15, 4–15 | Bronze | ||
11–15, 15–3, 15–7 | Gold |
Commonwealth Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | 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 | 18–17, 15–2 | Winner | ||
1985 | 12–15, 15–11, 11–15 | Runner-up | ||
1986 | 15–18, 15–8, 2–15 | Runner-up | ||
1986 | 15–4, 15–11 | Winner | ||
1987 | English Masters | Morten Frost | 13–15, 18–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1989 | Morten Frost | 6–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1984 | 6–15, 6–15 | Runner-up | |||
1985 | 3–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1986 | 5–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
Management
In 2004 he took over as Director of Sport for Sport England. Steve Baddeley took over from Ged Roddy as Director of Sports for Team Bath at the University of Bath in February 2010.
References