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| Birth name | Christopher Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1965[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles and doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Rees (born 30 June 1965) is a former Welsh badminton player, who later works as national team coach and manager.[2] He won the boys' doubles title at the European Junior Champions in 1983[3] and the men's doubles bronze medalist at the European Championships in 1988.[4] He competed at the 1986, 1990, and 1994 Commonwealth Games.[5]
Rees has won 23 Welsh National Championships titles,[6] achieved 130 caps for Wales, and reached a career-high as world number 12.[2] After retired as badminton player, he went into coaching becoming Welsh national coach and manager,[7][8] also part of Great Britain team coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[2]
- ^ a b c "Players: Chris Rees". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Chris Rees". benefitfullcircle.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "European Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Christopher Rees". thecgf.com. The Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Welsh National Championships". www.badminton.wales. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Wales pick badminton elite". bbc.co.uk. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Harris, Nick (29 July 2002). "Badminton: Morgan the Racket seeks action replay of greatest moment". www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.