Simon Archer
Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.[1]
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| Nickname(s) | Buzzard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Simon David Archer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1973 Worcester, Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Summer Olympics
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
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, British Columbia, 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
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.
Personal life
Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6][7]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Nathan Robertson |
 Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung |
11–15, 8–15 |  Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Dutch Open | Chris Hunt |
 Denny Kantono Antonius Ariantho |
18–17, 5–15, 8–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1995 | Swiss Open | Chris Hunt |
 Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund |
6–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Denmark Open | Chris Hunt |
Thomas Stavngaard Jim Laugesen |
15–17, 15–10, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | German Open | Chris Hunt |
Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen |
4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
References
- "How to...Hit a shuttlecock at 162mph by Simon Archer". observer.guardian.co.uk.
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Archer quits international badminton". BadmintonEngland.co.uk. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 13.
- "Queen's Birthday Honours". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. 12 June 2004.
External links
- Simon Archer at BadmintonEngland.co.uk
- "Simon Archer at InternationalBadminton.org". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- Simon Archer at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Simon Archer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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