Andy Goode (badminton)

Andrew Brian Goode (born 30 January 1960) is an English retired badminton player.

Andy Goode
Personal information
Birth nameAndrew Brian Goode
CountryEngland
Born (1960-01-30) 30 January 1960 (age 64)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1982 London Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Böblingen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ta' Qali Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed team
BWF profile

Badminton career

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Goode represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the men's and mixed doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

In 1990, Goode who won the men's and mixed doubles title at the National Championships, had been left out of the England team for the European Championships in Moscow.[2] He later won two more medals in the team event and mixed doubles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

He also competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4] Goode won nine titles at the English National Badminton Championships (1 singles, 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles).

Personal life

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He married Joanne Wright, an English badminton player who was five times National doubles champion.[5] They have three children named Jack, Molly, and Harry.[6][7]

Achievements

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World Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Gillian Gowers   Wang Pengren
  Shi Fangjing
6–15, 12–15   Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland
  Nigel Tier   Billy Gilliland
  Dan Travers
8–15, 5–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland
  Fiona Elliott   Michael Scandolera
  Audrey Tuckey
7–15, 5–15   Silver
1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand
  Gillian Clark   Steve Baddeley
  Gillian Gowers
Walkover   Bronze

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Böblingen, West Germany   Ray Stevens   Stefan Karlsson
  Thomas Kihlström
8–15, 4–15   Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1977 Ta' Qali, Malta   Kevin Jolly   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 English Masters   Nigel Tier   Zhang Qingwu
  Chen Kang
15–7, 15–9   Winner
1991 Swiss Open   Chris Hunt   Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
  Stellan Österberg
10–15, 14–18   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Dutch Open   Fiona Elliott   Anders Nielsen
  Gillian Gowers
15–8, 10–15, 15–5   Winner
1986 Hong Kong Open   Fiona Elliott   Billy Gilliland
  Nora Perry
5–15, 3–15   Runner-up
1986 Scottish Open   Fiona Elliott   Jesper Knudsen
  Nettie Nielsen
9–15, 15–3, 15–8   Winner
1987 Poona Open   Fiona Elliott   Martin Dew
  Gillian Gilks
14–18, 14–18   Runner-up
1987 Carlton-Intersport-Cup   Fiona Elliott   Henrik Svarrer
  Dorte Kjær
17–16, 9–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1987 Canadian Open   Gillian Gowers   Lee Deuk-choon
  Chung So-young
3–15, 15–11, 15–5   Winner
1988 Chinese Taipei Open   Gillian Gowers   Jan-Eric Antonsson
  Maria Bengtsson
15–7, 15–13   Winner
1988 Grand Prix Finals   Gillian Gowers   Wang Pengren
  Shi Fangjing
6–15, 6–15   Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1983 Bell's Open   Kevin Jolly 15–9, 18–14   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Scottish Open   Gerry Asquith   Billy Gilliland
  Dan Travers
5–15, 7–15   Runner-up
1983 Bell's Open   Darrell Roebuck   Nigel Tier
  Duncan Bridge
8–15, 2–15   Runner-up
1984 Victor Cup   Nigel Tier   Dipak Tailor
  Chris Dobson
11–15, 12–15   Runner-up
1984 Scottish Open   Nigel Tier   Morten Frost
  Jens Peter Nierhoff
15–12, 8–15, 15–9   Winner
1986 Bell's Open   Miles Johnson   Billy Gilliland
  Dan Travers
12–15, 14–18   Runner-up
1987 Swiss Open   Billy Gilliland   Alex Meijer
  Pierre Pelupessy
15–4, 15–6   Winner
1987 Bell's Open   Miles Johnson   Mike Brown
  Richard Outterside
6–15, 13–15   Runner-up
1988 Bell's Open   Miles Johnson   Nick Ponting
  Dave Wright
7–15, 7–15   Runner-up
1989 Bell's Open   Mike Brown   Andrew Fairhurst
  Chris Hunt
15–17, 15–10, 13–18   Runner-up
1991 Portugal International   Glen Milton   Chris Hunt
  Simon Archer
15–7, 2–15, 15–10   Winner
1991 Wimbledon Open   Chris Hunt   Nick Ponting
  Dave Wright
4–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1991 Irish International   Chris Hunt   Nick Ponting
  Dave Wright
5–15, 2–15   Runner-up
1991 Spanish International   Chris Hunt   Ricardo Fernandes
  Fernando Silva
15–4, 15–3   Winner
1992 Austrian International   Chris Hunt   Michael Keck
  Robert Neumann
15–5, 15–10   Winner
1992 Portugal International   Chris Hunt   Andrey Antropov
  Nikolai Zuyev
15–11, 15–12   Winner
1992 Wimbledon Open   Chris Hunt   Nick Ponting
  Dave Wright
8–15, 4–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Bell's Open   Fiona Elliott   Billy Gilliland
  Helen Troke
4–15, 15–11, 17–15   Winner
1987 Bell's Open   Fiona Elliott   Mike Brown
  Sara Halsall
9–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1988 Bell's Open   Gillian Gowers   Mike Brown
  Jillian Wallwork
15–4, 15–7   Winner
1989 Bell's Open   Karen Chapman   Miles Johnson
  Cheryl Johnson
15–5, 15–8   Winner
1991 French Open   Cheryl Johnson   Michael Keck
  Anne-Katrin Seid
12–15, 7–15   Runner-up
1991 Portugal International   Heidi Bender   Chris Hunt
  Tracy Dineen
10–15, 15–2, 12–15   Runner-up
1991 Wimbledon Open   Gillian Gowers   Andrey Antropov
  Irina Serova
15–4, 15–0   Winner
1991 Welsh International   Joanne Wright   Chris Hunt
  Karen Chapman
18–17, 15–4   Winner
1991 Spanish International   Gillian Clark   David Serrano
  Esther Sanz
15–7, 15–3   Winner
1992 Portugal International   Joanne Wright   Nikolai Zuyev
  Marina Andrievskaya
15–3, 15–10   Winner

Open Tournament

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1979 Scottish Open     Winner
1979 French Open     Winner
1981 Scottish Open   Nick Yates 15–7, 11–15, 2–15   Winner
1981 Irish Open   Rob Ridder 15–11, 15–12   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1978 French Open   Richard Purser   John Taylor
  Colin Bell
  Winner
1981 Scottish Open   Gary Scott   Billy Gilliland
  Dan Travers
3–15, 15–7, 18–16   Winner
1981 Irish Open   Gary Scott   Gerry Asquith
  Dipak Tailor
9–15, 15–10, 15–4   Winner
1981 Dutch Open   Mike Tredgett   Billy Gilliland
  Dan Travers
5–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1981 French Open   Steve Baddeley   Norman Goode
  Nigel Tier
  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1979 Czechoslovakian International   Gillian Clark   Kenneth Larsen
  Charlotte Pilgaard
15–9, 15–6   Winner
1981 Irish Open   Diane Simpson   Rob Ridder
  Marjan Ridder
17–18, 15–9, 9–15   Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "Not Goode enough for England team". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 20 March 1990. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Profile". Olympic.org.
  5. ^ "Facts and Records" (PDF). Badminton England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Goode times for Jo". The Argus. 21 September 2000.
  7. ^ "Sponsored Player Update Jo Goode". Ashaway UK. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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