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This article is about the badminton player. For the antiquary, see Simon Archer (antiquary). For the journalist and biographer, see Simon Archer (author).

Simon Archer
Personal information
Nickname(s)Buzzard
Birth nameSimon David Archer
Country England
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 51)
Worcester, Worcestershire
HandednessRight
EventMen's & Mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Mixed doubles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Herning Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Men's doubles
BWF profile

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]

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

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "How to...Hit a shuttlecock at 162mph by Simon Archer". observer.guardian.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Archer quits international badminton". BadmintonEngland.co.uk. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. 12 June 2004.


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