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Simon Archer (badminton)

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Simon Archer
MBE
Personal information
Nickname(s)Arch
Birth nameSimon David Archer
CountryEngland
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 51)
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Herning Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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]

Career

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Summer Olympics

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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

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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

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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.

Awards

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Archer was awarded a world record by the Guinness World Records in 1997, for his smash that reached 162 mph.[6]

Personal life

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Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7][8]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

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

World Championships

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Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

European Championships

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Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

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

Mixed doubles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Dutch Open England Chris Hunt Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
Indonesia Denny Kantono
18–17, 5–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open England Chris Hunt Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Thomas Lund
6–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Denmark Open England Chris Hunt Denmark Jim Laugesen
Denmark Thomas Stavngaard
15–17, 15–10, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 German Open England Chris Hunt Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen
4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Denmark Open England Julie Bradbury Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
8–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Korea Open England Julie Bradbury South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open England Julie Bradbury Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Astrid Crabo
7–15, 15–12, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 All England Open England Julie Bradbury South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
10–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Hong Kong Open England Joanne Goode Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–8, 7–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 All England Open England Joanne Goode South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Chung Jae-hee
15–2, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Swiss Open England Joanne Goode Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–5, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Thailand Open England Joanne Goode China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling
13–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Indonesia Open England Joanne Goode Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–13, 11–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Dutch Open Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel China Chen Qiqiu
China Chen Lin
15–8, 12–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 U.S. Open Sweden Marina Andrievskaya United States Tony Gunawan
United States Etty Tantri
11–7, 4–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Portugal International England Chris Hunt England Andy Goode
England Glen Milton
7–15, 15–2, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Iceland International England Julian Robertson Scotland Russell Hogg
Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
15–9, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Austrian International England Nick Ponting Netherlands Edwin van Dalm
Netherlands Quinten van Dalm
15–5, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Hamburg Cup England Chris Hunt Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Thomas Lund
8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Wimbledon Open England Chris Hunt Russia Sergei Melnikov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev
6–15, 15–7, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Welsh International England Mike Adams Russia Sergei Melnikov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev
15–3, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Irish International England Julian Robertson England Neil Cottrill
England John Quinn
15–10, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 BMW Open International England Flandy Limpele England Anthony Clark
England Nathan Robertson
15–5, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Portugal International England Robert Blair Hong Kong Liu Kwok Wa
Hong Kong Albertus Susanto Njoto
15–9, 12–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Bitburger Open England Anthony Clark France Jean-Michel Lefort
France Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–5, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Portugal International England Anthony Clark Japan Keishi Kawaguchi
Japan Toru Matsumoto
17–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Swedish International England Anthony Clark Sweden Henrik Andersson
Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Italian International England David Lindley Denmark Anders Kristiansen
Denmark Simon Mollyhus
10–15, 15–9, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Austrian International Denmark Maria Rasmussen Sweden Nicklas Johansson
Sweden Jessica Reinholdsson
15–3, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Wimbledon Open England Joanne Davies England Dave Wright
England Sara Sankey
15–5, 12–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Welsh International England Joanne Davies England Chris Hunt
England Joanne Wright
9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Irish International England Joanne Davies England Julian Robertson
England Sara Hardaker
15–5, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Austrian International England Donna Kellogg Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Sweden Johanna Persson
11–6, 5–11, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Slovenian International England Donna Kellogg Russia Nikolai Zuyev
Russia Marina Yakusheva
15–2, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Iceland International England Donna Kellogg Denmark Jesper Larsen
Denmark Mie Nielsen
15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Scottish International England Donna Kellogg Sweden Imanuel Hirschfeldt
Sweden Frida Andreasson
15–5, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Irish International England Donna Kellogg Denmark Rasmus Andersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–12, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Portugal International England Donna Kellogg Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Kathrin Piotrowski
15–12, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  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. ^ "People & places" (PDF). World Badminton. August 1997. p. 36. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. 12 June 2004.
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