Chris Langridge
| Christopher Langridge | |
|---|---|
 Chris Langridge in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 2 May 1985 Epsom, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Pete Jeffrey |
| Men's and mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 15 ((in XD) (13 March 2014)[1] 18 (in MD) (26 May 2016[2]) |
| Current ranking | unranked (in XD) 20 (in MD) (27 August 2016[3]) |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
| Updated on 15:16, 31 August 2014 (UTC). | |
Chris Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a British badminton player.[4] He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won a Bronze Medal in the Men's Doubles, partnered with Marcus Ellis.[5]
Early life and education
Chris Langridge was born on 2 May 1985 in Epsom, Surrey.
Langridge was educated at Therfield School, a state comprehensive school in the town of Leatherhead in Surrey in southern England. The school were twice National Schools champions. Langridge was introduced to badminton when he was ten by his teacher Jackie Cunningham who was a badminton coach of the county, and within 18 months at the age of twelve he made the England team.[6] He also played tennis for the South East region, and he was a football player as well as a 100-metre and 200-metre runner.[7]
Career
Langridge teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, for example with Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and starting in 2012 with Heather Olver in the mixed doubles.[8] Langridge won three medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – a silver in the mixed doubles with Olver, a bronze in the men's doubles with Mills, as well as a silver in the mixed team match.[9][10] He has also won five gold medals in the English National Badminton Championships with various partners in the men's and mixed doubles.
In September 2014, he teamed up with Marcus Ellis. They won the men's doubles title in the English National Badminton Championships in both 2015 and 2016.[11] They won a bronze in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon.[12] They have also won medals in the European Team Championships with a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015,[13] and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.[14]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, despite ranking only No. 22 in the world, Ellis and Langridge managed to win a bronze, the first Olympic medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team.[15]
Personal life
Langridge is married to Emma Page.[16]
Achievements
Summer Olympic Games
Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Marcus Ellis
|
 Chai Biao Hong Wei
|
21-18, 19-21, 21-10 |  Bronze
|
European Badminton Championships
Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |  Marcus Ellis
|
 Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
|
19-21, 14-21 | Bronze
|
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bitburger Open | Peter Mills
|
 Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schoettler
|
15-21, 11-21 |  Runner-up
|
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Scottish Open | Heather Olver
|
 Robert Blair Imogen Bankier
|
16-21, 14-21 | Runner-up
|
| 2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Heather Olver
|
Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels
|
19-21, 14-21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Welsh International | Heather Olver
|
 Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova
|
21-17, 10-21, 21-13 |  Winner
|
| 2012 | Welsh International | Heather Olver
|
Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White
|
22-20, 16-21 | Runner-up
|
| 2012 | Czech International | Heather Olver
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Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White
|
22-20, 6-7 Retired | Winner
|
| 2012 | Belgian International | Heather Olver
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Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White
|
21-9, 10-21, 17-21 | Runner-up
|
| 2007 | Belgian International | Joanne Nicholas
|
Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski
|
21-17 15-21 25-23 | Winner
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| 2006 | Croatian International | Jenny Day
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Kristian Roebuck Jenny Wallwork
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21-18, 24-22 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Ranking History". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "Chris Langridge". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "BWF Rankings". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "Chris Langridge". Badminton England. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis reach semi-finals". BBC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Hard work paying off for Rio-bound Langridge". Eurosport.
- ^ "Chris Langridge". Badminton England. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Badminton: Nuneaton's Chris Langridge enjoying doubles life". Coventry Telegraph. 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Silver lining for Leatherhead's Commonwealth Games star Langridge". Dorking Advertiser. 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Silver for Langridge in badminton mixed doubles at Commonwealth Games". Leatherhead Advertiser. 3 August 2014.
- ^ Gildea, Samantha (11 August 2016). "Olympic Games Rio 2016: Who is Marcus Ellis? All about the Team GB badminton player". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
- ^ Scott.Kirk (3 May 2016). "Two bronze medals for Milton Keynes- based England players at European Championships". One MK.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (15 February 2015). "2015 European Mixed Team Championships – Day 5: Denmark Reclaim Crown". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "European Badminton 2016: England settle for bronze". Badminton England. 20 February 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Daniel (26 August 2016). "Badminton heroes Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge turn sights to 2020". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Chris Langridge". Twitter.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English male badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Great Britain
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton