James Anderson (badminton)

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James Anderson
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1974-02-15) 15 February 1974 (age 47)
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

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]

Achievements[]

Commonwealth Games[]

Men's doubles

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

World Junior Championships[]

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 England Ian Pearson Indonesia
Indonesia Candra Wijaya 		4–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

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

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
2000 U.S. Open England Graham Hurrell England Anthony Clark
England Ian Sullivan 		17–14, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 U.S. Open England Graham Hurrell Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		10–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Austrian International England Robert Blair England Peter Jeffrey
England 		7–2, 7–3, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Irish International England Graham Hurrell England Anthony Clark
England 		15–5, 14–17, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Spanish International England Graham Hurrell France Manuel Dubrulle
France Vincent Laigle 		15–3, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Portugal International England Ian Pearson Portugal
Portugal Fernando Silva 		15–8, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Irish International England Ian Sullivan England Graham Hurrell
England Peter Jeffrey 		15–2, 10–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Welsh International England Ian Sullivan Netherlands Dennis Lens
Netherlands Quinten van Dalm 		15–5, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Czech International England Ian Sullivan England
England 		7–9, 9–4, 5–1 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Welsh International England Ian Pearson Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Sweden Rasmus Wengberg 		18–16, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds International England Ian Pearson England
England Nathan Robertson 		15–12, 13–15, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Portugal International England Ian Pearson England
England Nathan Robertson 		15–11, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Finnish International England Ian Pearson Sweden Henrik Andersson
Sweden 		15–4, 9–15, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Wimbledon International England Ian Pearson England Chris Hunt
England 		2–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Lausanne International England Ian Pearson England
Brunei Imay Hendra 		15–11, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Czech International England Ian Pearson England Neil Cottrill
England 		15–11, 2–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Portugal International England Sara Hardaker Canada Iain Sydie
Canada Denyse Julien 		0–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Welsh International England Sara Sankey England Ian Sullivan
England Gail Emms 		15–6, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Amor International England Emma Constable Denmark
Denmark Rikke Broen 		10–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds International England Emma Constable Germany Björn Siegemund
Germany Karen Neumann 		11–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Portugal International England Emma Constable England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms 		15–12, 13–15, 13–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Finnish International England Emma Constable Norway
Norway 		15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Welsh International England Emma Constable England Nick Ponting
England Joanne Goode 		15–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Lausanne International England Emma Constable Russia Pavel Uvarov
Bulgaria Diana Koleva 		15–2, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Czech International England Emma Constable England
England Nichola Beck 		14–17, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References[]

  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.

External links[]

James Anderson at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

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