Julian Robertson (badminton)
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Birth name | Julian Anthony Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Peterborough, England | 9 October 1969|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Northampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Julian Anthony Robertson (born 9 October 1969) is a former English badminton player.[1] He competed for Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Robertson was a former British champion and bronze medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles and team event. He also won the men's doubles bronze at the 1998 European Championships, and helped the team win the silver medal. He has also been involved in another 6 European championship medal winning teams.[3][4] The former world No. 8 has been working as a Great Britain coach since 2004 and is one of the most decorated home grown coaches England has ever produced achieving Olympic World Commonwealth and European success with his athletes. He is based in Milton Keynes.[5]
Personal life[]
Robertson is married, has 2 children and lives in Northampton.[3][6]
Achievements[]
Commonwealth Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Nathan Robertson | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock |
2–15, 15–12, 8–15 | Bronze |
European Championships[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria | Nathan Robertson | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jonsson |
10–15, 15–10, 10–15 | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix[]
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Scottish Open | Nick Ponting | Jesper Larsen Stellan Österberg |
15–5, 15–6 | Winner |
1996 | Polish Open | Nick Ponting | Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang |
15–9, 12–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Polish Open | Nathan Robertson | Ian Pearson Nick Ponting |
2–15, 15–8, 15–3 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Scottish Open | Lorraine Cole | Anne Mette Bille |
14–17, 10–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International[]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Iceland International | Simon Archer | Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss |
15–9, 15–9 | Winner |
1992 | Irish International | Chris Hunt | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev |
15–12, 10–15, 15–18 | Runner-up |
1993 | Iceland International | Dave Wright | Broddi Kristjánsson |
15–2, 15–4 | Winner |
1993 | Irish International | Simon Archer | Neil Cottrill |
15–10, 15–6 | Winner |
1994 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev |
2–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Hungarian International | Nathan Robertson | Harald Koch Jürgen Koch |
15–18, 15–7, 15–13 | Winner |
1995 | Welsh International | Nathan Robertson | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev |
8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Norwegian International | Nathan Robertson | Henrik Andersson |
9–2, 9–8, 9–3 | Winner |
1997 | Norwegian International | Nathan Robertson | Henrik Andersson Jens Olsson |
4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 0–9, 9–4 | Winner |
2002 | Welsh International | Peter Jeffrey | Stanislav Pukhov Nikolai Zuyev |
3–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
2002 | Irish International | Peter Jeffrey | Robert Blair |
5–15, 17–14, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Iceland International | Dave Wright |
5–15, 0–1 retired | Runner-up | |
1993 | Irish International | Sara Hardaker | Simon Archer Joanne Davies |
5–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Welsh International | Lorraine Cole | Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva |
11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Irish International | Lorraine Cole | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
15–4, 15–4 | Winner |
1996 | Norwegian International | Gail Emms | Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen |
9–6, 2–9, 9–5, 9–5 | Winner |
References[]
- ^ "Players: Julian Robertson". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Julian Robertson". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "British Olympic Association Announces Badminton Athlete to Compete for Team GB in the Sydney Olympic Games". Sportcal. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Julian Robertson". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Julian Robertson - National Coach". Badminton England. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Opening at Tiffield". fusecollaboration.com. Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
External links[]
- Julian Robertson at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julian Robertson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Peterborough
- English male badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Great Britain
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Badminton coaches