Andy Goode (badminton)

Andy Goode
Personal information
Birth name	Andrew Brian Goode
Country	England
Born	(1960-01-30) 30 January 1960 (age 61) Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England World Cup 1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles Thomas Cup 1982 London Men's team 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team 1990 Auckland Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1986 Edinburgh Men's doubles 1990 Auckland Mixed doubles European Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles 1992 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1977 Ta' Qali Boys' singles 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed team
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Andrew Brian Goode (born 30 January 1960) is a retired badminton player from England.

Badminton career[]

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 English 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[]

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[]

World Cup[]

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[]

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	7–15, 5–15	Silver
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Gillian Clark	Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers	Walkover	Bronze

European Championships[]

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[]

Boys' singles

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

IBF World Grand Prix[]

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	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[]

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		Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1983	Bell's Open		Nigel Tier Duncan Bridge	8–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1984	Victor Cup	Nigel Tier	Dipak Tailor	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		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	Chris Hunt	15–17, 15–10, 13–18	Runner-up
1991	Portugal International		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	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		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	15–4, 15–7	Winner
1989	Bell's Open	Karen Chapman	Miles Johnson	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1991	French Open		Michael Keck	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1991	Portugal International		Chris Hunt	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[]

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		15–11, 15–12	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	French Open				Winner
1981	Scottish Open		Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	3–15, 15–7, 18–16	Winner
1981	Irish Open		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	Nigel Tier		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Gillian Clark		15–9, 15–6	Winner
1981	Irish Open		Marjan Ridder	17–18, 15–9, 9–15	Runner-up

References[]

External links[]

• Andy Goode at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)