Lyndon Williams

Lyndon John Williams (born October 1964) is a former Welsh badminton player, coach, and currently involved in disability badminton.[3] He won the boys' doubles title at the European Junior Champions in 1983[4] and the men's doubles bronze medalist at the European Championships in 1988.[5]

Lyndon Williams
Personal information
Birth name	Lyndon John Williams
Born	October 1964 Cardiff, Wales[1]
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Handedness	Right[2]
Men's singles and doubles
Highest ranking	11 (MD)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Wales European Championships 1988 Kristiansand Men's doubles European Junior Championships 1983 Helsinki Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Williams has collected fifteen Welsh National Championships title,[6] achieved 62 caps for Wales, competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and reached a career high as world number 11.[1][3][7] He ended his career as badminton player due to back injury at the age of 23.[3]

Williams then worked for Badminton Wales for 18 years up until 2007 as national coach, performance manager and finally as executive director. He involvement in disability badminton started in the early 1990s, and became Vice-President of International Badminton Association for the Disabled (IBAD), before the successful integration into Badminton World Federation (BWF) in 2010. He currently works at the Edinburgh Badminton Academy and Lothian Disability Badminton Club (which he co-founded in 2008). He is heavily involved with Para-Badminton as a member of the BWF Para-Badminton Commission and chair of the 4 Nations Para-Badminton committee.[1][3]