Peter Blackburn (badminton)
Appearance
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Birth name | Peter Grant Blackburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 25 March 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Peter Grant Blackburn (born 25 March 1968) is an Australian badminton player who affiliated with the Ballarat Badminton Association. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and collected four bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2] Blackburn graduated from the Ballarat University College with a Diploma in Teaching in 1991.[3] He was awarded the Hollioake Medallion in 1991, 1994 and 1995 for his outstanding contribution to sport in the City of Ballarat, and in 1999 he was named Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year.[4]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ![]() |
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1–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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10–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1994 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ![]() |
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7–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Oceania Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Suva, Fiji | ![]() |
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7–4, 7–8, 7–5 | ![]() |
1999 | Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia |
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15–10, 15–11 | ![]() |
1997 | North Harbour, New Zealand | ![]() |
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15–13, 17–14 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia |
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11–15, 15–3, 15–4 | ![]() |
1997 | North Harbour, New Zealand | ![]() |
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14–17, 13–15 | ![]() |
IBF International
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
References
- ^ "Peter Blackburn". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Ballarat's most famous people". The Courier. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Peter Blackburn: Badminton - Ballarat University College". Federation University Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Ballarat Sportsmen's Club". www.ballaratsportsmensclub.org.au. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
External links
- Peter Blackburn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Peter Blackburn at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Peter Blackburn at Olympics.com
- Peter Blackburn at the Australian Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ballarat
- Australian male badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Australia
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia