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Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player.[1] He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles, partnered with Marcus Ellis.[2] They also won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 European Games.

Christopher Langridge
Chris Langridge in 2013
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Phillip Langridge
CountryEngland
Born (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 37)
Epsom, Surrey, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPeter Jeffrey
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking11 (MD with Marcus Ellis 4 May 2021)
15 (XD with Heather Olver 13 March 2014)
Current ranking20 (MD with Marcus Ellis 27 September 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles
European Games
2019 Minsk Men's doubles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles
2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
2014 Glasgow Men's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2014 Basel Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2012 Amsterdam Men's team
2016 Kazan Men's team
BWF profile

Early life and education


Chris Langridge was born on 2 May 1985 in Epsom, Surrey.[1]

Langridge was educated at Therfield School, a state comprehensive school in the town of Leatherhead in Surrey in southern England. The school were twice National Schools champions. Langridge was introduced to badminton when he was ten by his teacher Jackie Cunningham who was a badminton coach of the county, and within 18 months at the age of twelve he made the England team.[3] He also played tennis for the South East region, and he was a football player as well as a 100-metre and 200-metre runner.[4]


Career


Langridge teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, for example with Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and starting in 2012 with Heather Olver in the mixed doubles.[5] Langridge won three medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – a silver in the mixed doubles with Olver, a bronze in the men's doubles with Mills, as well as a silver in the mixed team match.[6][7] By 2013, he has won three gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in the men's doubles (with Nathan Robertson in 2011 and Mills 2013) and mixed doubles (with Olver in 2013).[8]

In September 2014, he teamed up with Marcus Ellis. They won the men's doubles title in the English National Badminton Championships in both 2015 and 2016.[9] They won a bronze in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon.[10] They have also won medals in the European Team Championships with a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015,[11] and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.[12]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, despite ranking only No. 22 in the world, Ellis and Langridge managed to win a bronze, the first Olympic medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team.[13]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Langridge won a gold in the men's doubles with Marcus Ellis, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years.[14] He also won a bronze in the mixed team event.[15][16]

Langridge qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the men's doubles with Marcus Ellis. Competed as the second seed, they managed to claim the gold medal after beat the top seed from Denmark Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in straight games 21–17, 21–10.[17]

In October 2020, Langridge and Marcus Ellis won the men's doubles title at the 2020 Denmark Open, became the first English men's doubles pair in 45 years to win the Denmark Open.[18]

Langridge competed at the 2021 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, and won a bronze in the men's doubles with Ellis.[19]

After his deselection from the 2020 Olympics, Langridge retired from international competition. He later became a coach for the French Badminton Team, in 2022.[20]


Personal life


Langridge is married to Emma Page.[21]


Achievements



Olympic Games


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marcus Ellis Chai Biao
Hong Wei
21–18, 19–21, 21–10 Bronze

Commonwealth Games


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Mills Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
21–17, 21–17 Bronze
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Marcus Ellis Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
21–13, 21–16 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Heather Olver Chris Adcock
Gabby Adcock
9–21, 12–21 Silver

European Games


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Marcus Ellis Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–17, 21–10 Gold

European Championships


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Marcus Ellis Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
19–21, 14–21 Bronze
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Marcus Ellis Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
15–21, 10–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles)


The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[22] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[23]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Seidel
19–21, 21–18, 22–20 Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
21–23, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis David Daugaard
Frederik Søgaard
23–21, 21–16 Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Marcus Ellis Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
20–22, 21–17, 21–18 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)


The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Bitburger Open Peter Mills Ingo Kindervater
Johannes Schoettler
15–21, 11–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Heather Olver Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels
19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013 Scottish Open Heather Olver Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier
16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (17 titles, 11 runners-up)


Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Czech International Chris Tonks Anders Kristiansen
Simon Mollyhus
15–6, 15–11 Winner
2006 Croatian International Chris Tonks Ian Palethorpe
Kristian Roebuck
23–21, 15–21, 22–20 Winner
2006 Slovak International David Lindley Dean George
Chris Tonks
21–12, 21–11 Winner
2008 Scotland International David Lindley Richard Eidestedt
Andrew Ellis
19–21, 21–16, 16–21 Runner-up
2009 Swedish International David Lindley Naoki Kawamae
Shoji Sato
21–15, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009 Spanish Open Dean George Rasmus Bonde
Mikkel Delbo Larsen
24–26, 21–23 Runner-up
2009 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Robin Middleton Rasmus Bonde
Mikkel Delbo Larsen
21–11, 21–19 Winner
2009 Scotland International Robin Middleton Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
21–19, 24–26, 11–21 Runner-up
2010 Swedish International Robin Middleton Mikkel Elbjorn
Christian John Skovgaard
21–11, 21–18 Winner
2010 Czech International Robin Middleton Marcus Ellis
Peter Mills
21–9, 21–19 Winner
2010 Irish International Anthony Clark Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010 Italian International Anthony Clark Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
21–14, 21–19 Winner
2011 Austrian International Anthony Clark Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata
21–15, 21–16 Winner
2012 Czech International Peter Mills Peter Briggs
Harley Towler
21–14, 21–16 Winner
2013 Belgian International Peter Mills Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
18–21, 21–9, 15–21 Runner-up
2014 Italian International Marcus Ellis Michael Fuchs
Johannes Schoettler
21–11, 21–19 Winner
2015 White Nights Marcus Ellis Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
10–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Welsh International Marcus Ellis Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha
21–16, 16–21, 21–16 Winner
2016 Austrian Open Marcus Ellis Kenya Mitsuhashi
Yuta Watanabe
21–14, 21–16 Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Marcus Ellis Lu Chia-hung
Lu Chia-pin
21–14, 21–17 Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Seidel
17–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2019 Kharkiv International Marcus Ellis Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
19–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Croatian International Jenny Day Kristian Roebuck
Jenny Wallwork
21–18, 24–22 Winner
2007 Belgian International Joanne Nicholas Ingo Kindervater
Kathrin Piotrowski
21–17, 15–21, 25–23 Winner
2012 Belgian International Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
21–9, 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012 Czech International Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
22–20, 6–7 retired Winner
2012 Welsh International Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
22–20, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Welsh International Heather Olver Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
21–17, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References


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  3. "Hard work paying off for Rio-bound Langridge". Eurosport.
  4. "Chris Langridge". Badminton England. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. "Badminton: Nuneaton's Chris Langridge enjoying doubles life". Coventry Telegraph. 22 December 2012.
  6. "Silver lining for Leatherhead's Commonwealth Games star Langridge". Dorking Advertiser. 31 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. "Silver for Langridge in badminton mixed doubles at Commonwealth Games". Leatherhead Advertiser. 3 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
  8. William Kings. "Ouseph Makes It Six Titles in A Row While Langridge Does the Double". English National Badminton Championships. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  9. Gildea, Samantha (11 August 2016). "Olympic Games Rio 2016: Who is Marcus Ellis? All about the Team GB badminton player". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
  10. Scott.Kirk (3 May 2016). "Two bronze medals for Milton Keynes- based England players at European Championships". One MK.[permanent dead link]
  11. Sukumar, Dev (15 February 2015). "2015 European Mixed Team Championships – Day 5: Denmark Reclaim Crown". Badminton World Federation.
  12. "European Badminton 2016: England settle for bronze". Badminton England. 20 February 2016.
  13. Johnson, Daniel (26 August 2016). "Badminton heroes Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge turn sights to 2020". The Daily Telegraph.
  14. "England pair win badminton men's doubles gold". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018.
  15. Lim, Say Heng (9 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Singapore's badminton mixed team beaten 0-3 by England in bronze-medal tie". The Straits Times.
  16. "Participants: Chris Langridge". Gold Coast 2018. 25 June 2018.
  17. Bech, Rasmus (29 June 2019). "Langridge and Ellis did it again". Badminton Europe.
  18. Sukumar, Dev (18 October 2020). "Denmark Open: Ellis/Langridge Break 45-Year Spell". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  19. "Latest From The Euros". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  20. "European Championships: Old Friends Meet Again". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  21. "Chris Langridge". Twitter.
  22. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  23. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.



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[fr] Chris Langridge

Chris Langridge, né le 2 mai 1985 à Epsom (Royaume-Uni), est un joueur britannique de badminton. Associé à Marcus Ellis, il remporte la médaille de bronze en double hommes aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 à Rio de Janeiro.

[it] Chris Langridge

Chris Langridge (Epsom, 2 maggio 1985) è un giocatore di badminton britannico.



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