James Anderson (badminton)

James Anderson (born 15 February 1974) is a retired English badminton player.[2] He was part of the English national team that won the gold medal in the mixed team event, and a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1][3] Anderson competed in the national event for Essex team.[4]

James Anderson
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1974-02-15) 15 February 1974 (age 50)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England   Simon Archer   Chan Chong Ming
  Chew Choon Eng
4–7, 5–7, 2–7   Bronze

World Junior Championships

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The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Ian Pearson   Bambang Suyono
  Candra Wijaya
4–15, 9–15   Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary   Ian Pearson   Peter Christensen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
7–15, 1–15   Bronze

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
2000 U.S. Open   Graham Hurrell   Anthony Clark
  Ian Sullivan
17–14, 15–11   Winner
1999 U.S. Open   Graham Hurrell   Michael Lamp
  Jonas Rasmussen
10–15, 13–15   Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Austrian International   Robert Blair   Peter Jeffrey
  Ian Palethorpe
7–2, 7–3, 7–5   Winner
1999 Irish International   Graham Hurrell   Anthony Clark
  Paul Trueman
15–5, 14–17, 15–4   Winner
1999 Spanish International   Graham Hurrell   Manuel Dubrulle
  Vincent Laigle
15–3, 15–10   Winner
1998 Portugal International   Ian Pearson   Hugo Rodrigues
  Fernando Silva
15–8, 15–11   Winner
1997 Irish International   Ian Sullivan   Graham Hurrell
  Peter Jeffrey
15–2, 10–15, 15–7   Winner
1997 Welsh International   Ian Sullivan   Dennis Lens
  Quinten van Dalm
15–5, 15–4   Winner
1997 Czech International   Ian Sullivan   Steve Isaac
  Neil Waterman
7–9, 9–4, 5–1 retired   Winner
1996 Welsh International   Ian Pearson   Fredrik Bergström
  Rasmus Wengberg
18–16, 15–9   Winner
1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds International   Ian Pearson   Steve Isaac
  Nathan Robertson
15–12, 13–15, 17–15   Winner
1996 Portugal International   Ian Pearson   Steve Isaac
  Nathan Robertson
15–11, 15–5   Winner
1996 Finnish International   Ian Pearson   Henrik Andersson
  Johan Tholinsson
15–4, 9–15, 15–2   Winner
1995 Wimbledon International   Ian Pearson   Chris Hunt
  John Quinn
2–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1994 Lausanne International   Ian Pearson   Steve Bish
  Imay Hendra
15–11, 15–5   Winner
1993 Czech International   Ian Pearson   Neil Cottrill
  John Quinn
15–11, 2–15, 2–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Portugal International   Sara Hardaker   Iain Sydie
  Denyse Julien
0–15, 7–15   Runner-up
1997 Welsh International   Sara Sankey   Ian Sullivan
  Gail Emms
15–6, 17–14   Winner
1996 Amor International   Emma Constable   Allan Borch
  Rikke Broen
10–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds International   Emma Constable   Björn Siegemund
  Karen Neumann
11–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1996 Portugal International   Emma Constable   Nathan Robertson
  Gail Emms
15–12, 13–15, 13–18   Runner-up
1996 Finnish International   Emma Constable   Trond Wåland
  Camilla Wright
15–13, 15–4   Winner
1994 Welsh International   Emma Constable   Nick Ponting
  Joanne Goode
15–18, 9–15   Runner-up
1994 Lausanne International   Emma Constable   Pavel Uvarov
  Diana Koleva
15–2, 17–16   Winner
1993 Czech International   Emma Constable   John Quinn
  Nichola Beck
14–17, 2–15   Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Athlete Biography: James Anderson - England [ENG]". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Players: James Anderson". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Bronze Medals : Manchester 2002 Bronze Medalists". teamengland.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ Marshall, Dick (30 April 2008). "Essex No 1 Anderson wins at the double..." www.echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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James Anderson at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com