Stephen John Baddeley (born 1961) is an English retired badminton player who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.
Badminton career Baddeley won the English men's singles title in 1982, 1985, and 1987. He is the only Englishman to win men's singles at the quadrennial British Commonwealth Games and one of only two to win the gold medal in men's singles at the biennial European Badminton Championships (1990).
He represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In addition he participated in the singles.
Four years later he represented England and won double gold in singles and team event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Achievements
European Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England Morten Frost 4–15, 4–15 Bronze 1990 Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union Darren Hall 11–15, 15–3, 15–7 Gold
Commonwealth Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Sze Yu 15–8, 15–8 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1985 India Open Park Joo-bong 18–17, 15–2 Winner1985 English Masters Morten Frost 12–15, 15–11, 11–15 Runner-up1986 Scottish Open Ib Frederiksen 15–18, 15–8, 2–15 Runner-up1986 Dutch Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–4, 15–11 Winner1987 English Masters Morten Frost 13–15, 18–15, 12–15 Runner-up1989 German Open Morten Frost 6–15, 4–15 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Japan Open Martin Dew Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1985 India Open Nick Yates Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo 3–15, 5–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Indonesia Open Gillian Gowers Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
Management In 2004 he took over as Director of Sport for Sport England. Steve Baddeley took over from Ged Roddy as Director of Sports for Team Bath at the University of Bath in February 2010.
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