Chris Adcock

Chris Adcock
Personal information
Birth nameChristopher Thomas Adcock
CountryEngland
Born (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)[1]
Leicester, England[1]
ResidenceMilton Keynes, England[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD 22 May 2014)
4 (XD 24 August 2017)
Current ranking14 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kolding Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Almere Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Völklingen Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Websitewww.theadcocks.com

Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player.[2] Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and later won the boys' doubles and mixed team titles at the 2007 European Junior Championships. He was a World Championships medalists winning a silver in 2011 with Imogen Bankier and a bronze in 2017 with Gabby Adcock. Together with Gabby, he also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Championships, and then claimed the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018; and at the European Championships in 2017 and 2018.

Chris Adcock also representing Great Britain competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympic Games and at the 2019 European Games. In the European Games, he and Gabby won the mixed doubles silver medal.

  1. ^ a b c d "Chris ADCOCK Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Christopher Adcock". Badminton England. 27 April 1989. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.