Alexander Dunn (badminton)
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1998 Bellshill, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Motherwell, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Andy Bowman Keith Turnbull Jamie Neill | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 45 (MD 8 March 2018) 102 (XD 12 April 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Dunn (born 13 September 1998) is a Scottish badminton player. Borned in Bellshill, Dunn started playing badminton at aged seven, and joined the national team in 2009.[1][2] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Adam Hall, also the silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Eleanor O’Donnell in 2017.[3] He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]
Dunn educated sport and physical activity at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow.[4]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland | Adam Hall
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 Alexander Bond Joel Eipe
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17–21, 21–18, 15–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Eleanor O’Donnell
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 Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova
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16–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Iceland International | Adam Hall
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Nicklas Mathiasen Mikkel Stoffersen
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21–16, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Turkey International | Adam Hall
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Mikkel Stoffersen Mathias Thyrri
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2017 | Irish Open | Adam Hall
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 Joshua Magee Sam Magee
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21–15, 6–21, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2017 | Polish Open | Adam Hall
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 Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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11–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Alexander Dunn". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Alex Dunn". www.badmintonscotland.org.uk. BadmintonScotland. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Participants: Alexander Dunn". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
- Alexander Dunn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Alexander Dunn on Twitter
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