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Krysten Coombs

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Krysten Coombs
Personal information
Country England
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
ResidenceTotnes, England, United Kingdom
Height1.36 m (4 ft 6 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Jack Shephard 1 January 2019)
Current ranking6 (MS)
8 (MD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Men's singles
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guatemala City Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Dortmund Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Filzbach Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rodez Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Filzbach Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Murcia Men's doubles

Krysten Michael Francis Coombs (born 15 November 1990) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events, he also competed in para table tennis nationally before switching to badminton. He competes alongside Jack Shephard in men's doubles events.[1][2][3]

Coombs was also an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones in a fourth season episode.[4]

Achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Brazil Vitor Tavares 21–12, 10–21, 21–16 Bronze
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France France Charles Noakes 19–21, 13–21 Silver

World Championships

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011[a] Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala Russia Alexander Mekhdiev 15–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
Australia Michael Blair 21–11, 21–15
Australia Dalton Ong 21–12, 21–12
Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh 13–21, 16–21
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Malaysia Didin Taresoh 14–21, 21–18, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea England Jack Shephard 21–10, 19–21, 21–23 Silver Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 5–21, 21–18, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin 		21–11, 21–16 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		19–21, 21–16, 16–21 Silver Silver

European Para Championships

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands France Charles Noakes 13–21, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands 		Poland Oliwia Szmigiel United Kingdom Jack Shephard
United Kingdom Rachel Choong 		16–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

European Championships

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh 13–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France England Jack Shephard 21–17, 10–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany 		Silver Silver
2010[a] Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,
Filzbach, Switzerland 		Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh Republic of Ireland Luke Irvine
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev 		21–17, 21–16 Silver Silver
England Shaun Dunford
England Jack Gambrill 		21–13, 21–16
England Oliver Clarke
England Andrew Martin 		18–21, 13–21
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain 		England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin 		19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
Poland Grzegorz Jednaki
Scotland Robert Laing 		21–17, 21–6
Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev 		21–23, 21–15, 17–21
2018[a] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		England Jack Shephard Republic of Ireland Andrew Moorcroft
Scotland Robert Laing 		21–6, 21–8 Gold Gold
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
France Fabien Morat 		21–10, 21–11
Serbia Milan Grahovac
Serbia Đorđe Koprivica 		21–3, 21–4
England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin 		15–21, 21–10, 21–10

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany 		Gold Gold
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		England Jennifer Greasley Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
Germany Anna Spindelndreier 		16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (14 titles, 9 runners-up)

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Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International England Andrew Martin 15–21, 21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–13, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–18, 21–23, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 11–21, 21–14, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 16–21, 21–19, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 23–21, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin 		21–11, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Poland Grzegorz Jednaki
Netherlands Sun-jong Lie 		21–8, 21–8
Scotland Robert Laing
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		21–14, 21–6
2016 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard England Oliver Clarke
England Andrew Martin 		21–4, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		14–21, 21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard South Korea An Gyeong-min
Republic of Ireland Andrew Moorcroft 		21–3, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali 		21–5, 21–11
Japan Yohei Hatakeyama
France Fabien Morat 		21–7, 21–2

References

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  1. ^ "Krysten Coombs - Badminton England". Badminton England. 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ "World Para-badminton Championships: Jack Shephard & Krysten Coombs battle for Paralympic qualification". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Krysten Coombs keeping up". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "tbh: By Krysten Coombs". ParalympicsGB. 17 July 2019.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c This tournament uses a round robin system.
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