Anthony Ian Clark (born 1 November 1977) is an English former badminton player. He is a mixed and men's doubles silver medalists at the 2006 World Championships. Clark won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 European Championships, and was part of the England winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
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Birth name | Anthony Ian Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Derby, England[1] | 1 November 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Peter Jeffrey Julian Robertson Andy Wood[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 (in MD) 5 (in XD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
edit2004 Summer Olympics
editClark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson. They defeated Patapol Ngernsrisuk and Sudket Prapakamol of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia.
2006 World Champs
editClark reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Donna Kellogg, losing the final against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. He also lost the men's doubles final in the same event together with Robert Blair.
2008 Olympics
editCurrently living in Coalville, Leicestershire, Clark represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles badminton event.
Achievements
editWorld Championships
editMen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | 9–21, 13–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | 15–21, 12–21 |
Commonwealth Games
editMen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England | 5–8, 3–7, 4–7 | |||
2006 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia | 21–6, 21–14 | |||
2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India | 19–21, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England | 7–4, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7, 0–7 |
European Championships
editMen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden | 4–7, 7–1, 3–7, 7–2, 3–7 | |||
2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | 3–15, 9–15 | |||
2006 | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | 17–21, 21–11, 18–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | 16–21, 14–21 | |||
2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | 16–21, 22–20, 21–15 |
BWF Superseries
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[3] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Singapore Open | 21–12, 21–11 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | All England Open | 21–16, 18–21, 14–21 | |||
2007 | China Masters | 16–21, 17–21 | |||
2008 | Swiss Open | 15–21, 9–21 | |||
2008 | Singapore Open | 21–17, 14–21, 9–21 | |||
2008 | French Open | 13–21, 19–21 | |||
2009 | Denmark Open | 16–21, 27–25, 17–21 |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
IBF World Grand Prix
editThe 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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2000 | U.S. Open | 14–17, 11–15 | |||
2004 | Thailand Open | 12–15, 6–15 | |||
2005 | Thessaloniki Grand Prix | 15–6, 15–9 | |||
2006 | German Open | 11–15, 6–15 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Thessaloniki Grand Prix | 15–4, 6–15, 15–13 | |||
2006 | Denmark Open | 14–21, 21–14, 22–20 |
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | 12–15, 17–18 | |||
1997 | Austrian International | 16–17, 15–11, 15–7 | |||
1998 | Slovak International | 15–8, 12–15, 7–15 | |||
1998 | Scottish International | 10–15, 5–15 | |||
1999 | French Open | 15–11, 15–10 | |||
1999 | Italian International | 15–6, 15–9 | |||
1999 | Irish International | 5–15, 17–14, 4–15 | |||
2000 | Welsh International | 8–6, 1–7, 7–0 | |||
2002 | BMW Open International | 5–15, 14–17 | |||
2004 | Bitburger Open | 15–5, 15–7 | |||
2005 | Portugal International | 17–15, 15–4 | |||
2005 | Swedish International | Walkover | |||
2010 | Irish International | 13–21, 16–21 | |||
2010 | Italian International | 21–14, 21–19 | |||
2011 | Austrian International | 21–15, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Czech International | 15–4, 15–13 | |||
1998 | Slovak International | 15–5, 15–3 | |||
1999 | Italian International | 11–15, 7–15 | |||
1999 | Irish International | 15–7, 15–8 | |||
2000 | Welsh International | 7–4, 7–1, 7–0 | |||
2005 | Portugal International | 15–5, 15–10 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF/IBF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ a b "Anthony Clark". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
edit- Anthony Clark at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Anthony Clark at BWFbadminton.com
- Anthony Clark at Olympedia
- Anthony Clark at Olympics.com
- Anthony Clark at Team GB
- Anthony Clark at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Anthony Clark at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Anthony Clark at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games