John Gordon (badminton)

John Gordon (born 25 November 1978) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[2]

John Gordon
Personal information
Country New Zealand
Born (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978 (age 46)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Waitakere City Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Auckland Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Suva Men's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Suva Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Brisbane Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

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Oceania Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Auckland, New Zealand   Daniel Shirley   Geoffrey Bellingham
  Craig Cooper
21–19, 15–13 Retired   Silver
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand   Daniel Shirley   Geoffrey Bellingham
  Craig Cooper
15–11, 17–15   Gold
2002 Suva, Fiji   Daniel Shirley   Peter Blackburn
  Murray Hocking
7–4, 5–7, 6–8   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Western Australia International   Geoffrey Bellingham 6–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2002 Auckland International   Sam Smith 15–8, 15–13   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 North Shore City International   John Moody   Rei Sato
  Naomasa Senkyo
11–21, 21–15, 13–21   Runner-up
2007 Australian International   Daniel Shirley   Aji Basuki Sindoro
  Ashley Brehaut
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2006 Australian International   Daniel Shirley   Aji Basuki Sindoro
  Ashley Brehaut
21–19, 13–21, 21–18   Winner
2005 New Zealand International   Daniel Shirley   Boyd Cooper
  Travis Denney
11–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2005 Waikato International   Daniel Shirley   Geoffrey Bellingham
  Craig Cooper
13–15, 8–15   Runner-up
2005 Western Australia International   Daniel Shirley   Geoffrey Bellingham
  Craig Cooper
15–7, 15–10   Winner
2004 Auckland International   Daniel Shirley   Geoffrey Bellingham
  Craig Cooper
15–1, 11–15, 15–13   Winner
2003 Wellington International   Daniel Shirley   Yuichi Ikeda
  Shoji Sato
15–5, 16–17, 15–10   Winner
2003 Ballarat International   Daniel Shirley   Ashley Brehaut
  Travis Denney
15–7, 15–8   Winner
2002 Auckland International   Daniel Shirley   Chris Blair
  Craig Cooper
15–10, 6–15, 15–5   Winner
2002 Western Australia International   Daniel Shirley   Shuichi Nakao
  Shuichi Sakamoto
7–4, 7–4, 7–4   Winner
2002 New Zealand International   Daniel Shirley   Peter Blackburn
  Murray Hocking
7–1, 7–4, 1–7   Winner
2002 North Harbour International   Daniel Shirley   Ashley Brehaut
  Travis Denney
7–1, 7–2, 3–7   Winner
2002 Altona International   Daniel Shirley   Stuart Brehaut
  Travis Denney
7–2, 7–2, 7–2   Winner
2002 Dutch International   Daniel Shirley   Peter Jeffrey
  Ian Palethorpe
7–3, 7–4, 7–5   Winner
2001 Canberra International   Daniel Shirley   Peter Blackburn
  Murray Hocking
8–6, 7–5, 7–3   Winner
2000 New Zealand International   Daniel Shirley   Robert Blair
  Russell Hogg
17–16, 15–7   Winner
2000 Auckland International   Daniel Shirley   Geoffrey Bellingham
  Chris Blair
11–15, 15–6, 12–15   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: John Gordon". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Badminton: New Zealanders gain Commonwealth bronze". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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