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Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English former badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.[1]

Simon Archer
MBE
Personal information
Nickname(s)Buzzard
Birth nameSimon David Archer
CountryEngland
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 49)
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Mixed team
1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
2002 Manchester Mixed doubles
2002 Manchester Mixed team
1994 Victoria Men's doubles
1994 Victoria Mixed doubles
2006 Melbourne Mixed team
1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2002 Manchester Men's doubles
European Championships
1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles
1998 Sofia Men's doubles
1996 Herning Mixed doubles
1996 Herning Men's doubles
1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
2000 Glasgow Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
1998 Sofia Mixed team
2000 Glasgow Mixed team
2002 Malmö Mixed team
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
1996 Herning Mixed team
2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Junior Championships
1991 Budapest Boys' singles
1991 Budapest Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career



Summer Olympics


Archer competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in doubles, with Chris Hunt. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals. In 2000 he coupled with Nathan Robertson, but they too lost in the quarterfinals, this time to Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia. However, Archer also competed in mixed doubles with Joanne Goode and won a bronze medal.


Commonwealth Games


He represented England and won double silver in the mixed doubles and men's doubles event and was a member of the mixed team that won the gold medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[2][3][4]

Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002. Archer also won bronze medals in men's doubles in both these Games, together with Chris Hunt and James Anderson respectively.


Retirement


In August 2006 Archer announced, that he will no longer compete on international level.[5] However he still plays county badminton for Worcestershire and has had an offer to play for a club in Germany.


Personal life


Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6][7]


Achievements



Olympic Games


Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–4, 12–15, 17–14 Bronze

World Championships


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Nathan Robertson Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
11–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Joanne Goode Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
10–15, 13–15 Silver

Commonwealth Games


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Chris Hunt Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
10–15, 9–15 Silver
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chris Hunt Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
13–15, 11–15 Bronze
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England James Anderson Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng
4–7, 5–7, 2–7 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Julie Bradbury Chris Hunt
Gillian Clark
11–15, 4–15 Silver
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Joanne Goode Nathan Robertson
Joanne Davies
15–2, 15–5 Gold
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Joanne Goode Chew Choon Eng
Chin Eei Hui
0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3 Gold

European Championships


Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Chris Hunt Andrey Antropov
Nikolai Zuyev
18–16, 15–4 Gold
1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Chris Hunt Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
6–15, 10–15 Silver
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Chris Hunt Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–3, 15–3 Gold
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
13–15, 15–7, 3–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Julie Bradbury Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
16–18, 2–15 Silver
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Joanne Goode Michael Keck
Erica van den Heuvel
15–8, 11–15, 8–15 Bronze

European Junior Championships


Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary Jürgen Koch 15–11, 12–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary Joanne Davies Joris van Soerland
Nicole van Hooren
11–15, 4–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix


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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Dutch Open Chris Hunt Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
18–17, 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open Chris Hunt Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
6–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1996 Denmark Open Chris Hunt Jim Laugesen
Thomas Stavngaard
15–17, 15–10, 7–15 Runner-up
1997 German Open Chris Hunt Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
4–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Denmark Open Julie Bradbury Thomas Lund
Marlene Thomsen
8–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1996 Korea Open Julie Bradbury Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open Julie Bradbury Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo
7–15, 15–12, 11–15 Runner-up
1996 All England Open Julie Bradbury Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min
10–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1998 Hong Kong Open Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–8, 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1999 All England Open Joanne Goode Ha Tae-kwon
Chung Jae-hee
15–2, 15–13 Winner
1999 Swiss Open Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–5, 15–4 Winner
2000 Thailand Open Joanne Goode Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
13–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2000 Indonesia Open Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–13, 11–15, 15–4 Winner
2000 Dutch Open Erica van den Heuvel Chen Qiqiu
Chen Lin
15–8, 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2002 U.S. Open Marina Andrievskaya Tony Gunawan
Etty Tantri
11–7, 4–11, 6–11 Runner-up

IBF International


Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Portugal International Chris Hunt Andy Goode
Glen Milton
7–15, 15–2, 10–15 Runner-up
1992 Iceland International Julian Robertson Russell Hogg
Kenny Middlemiss
15–9, 15–9 Winner
1993 Austrian International Nick Ponting Edwin van Dalm
Quinten van Dalm
15–5, 15–5 Winner
1993 Hamburg Cup Chris Hunt Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1993 Wimbledon Open Chris Hunt Sergei Melnikov
Nikolai Zuyev
6–15, 15–7, 15–5 Winner
1993 Welsh International Mike Adams Sergei Melnikov
Nikolai Zuyev
15–3, 15–5 Winner
1993 Irish International Julian Robertson Neil Cottrill
John Quinn
15–10, 15–6 Winner
2002 BMW Open International Flandy Limpele Anthony Clark
Nathan Robertson
15–5, 17–14 Winner
2004 Portugal International Robert Blair Liu Kwok Wa
Albertus Susanto Njoto
15–9, 12–15, 15–7 Winner
2004 Bitburger Open Anthony Clark Jean-Michel Lefort
Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–5, 15–7 Winner
2005 Portugal International Anthony Clark Keishi Kawaguchi
Toru Matsumoto
17–15, 15–4 Winner
2005 Swedish International Anthony Clark Henrik Andersson
Fredrik Bergström
Walkover Winner
2005 Italian International David Lindley Anders Kristiansen
Simon Mollyhus
10–15, 15–9, 13–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Austrian International Maria Rasmussen Nicklas Johansson
Jessica Reinholdsson
15–3, 15–2 Winner
1992 Wimbledon Open Joanne Davies Dave Wright
Sara Sankey
15–5, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1993 Welsh International Joanne Davies Chris Hunt
Joanne Wright
9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1993 Irish International Joanne Davies Julian Robertson
Sara Hardaker
15–5, 15–10 Winner
2003 Austrian International Donna Kellogg Fredrik Bergström
Johanna Persson
11–6, 5–11, 11–6 Winner
2003 Slovenian International Donna Kellogg Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva
15–2, 17–16 Winner
2003 Iceland International Donna Kellogg Jesper Larsen
Mie Nielsen
15–13, 15–4 Winner
2003 Scottish International Donna Kellogg Imanuel Hirschfeldt
Frida Andreasson
15–5, 15–3 Winner
2003 Irish International Donna Kellogg Rasmus Andersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–12, 15–4 Winner
2004 Portugal International Donna Kellogg Kristof Hopp
Kathrin Piotrowski
15–12, 15–12 Winner

References


  1. "How to...Hit a shuttlecock at 162mph by Simon Archer". observer.guardian.co.uk.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Archer quits international badminton". BadmintonEngland.co.uk. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  6. "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 13.
  7. "Queen's Birthday Honours". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. 12 June 2004.



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Simon David Archer (Worcester, 27 giugno 1973) è un ex giocatore di badminton britannico.



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