David Lindley (badminton)

David Lindley
Personal information
Country England
Born (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 45)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (MD 8 October 2009)
45 (XD 8 October 2009)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Almere Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Nymburk Mixed doubles
BWF profile

David Lindley (born 23 April 1979) is an English badminton player and coach.[1] The right-handler, Lindley started playing badminton at aged six, and in the junior event, he becoming boys' doubles U-19 national champion in 1997 and 1998.[2][3] Lindley junior also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic.[4]

In the international event, he won double title at the 2000 Scottish[5] and Iceland International,[6] and at the 2006 Slovak International tournaments in the men's and mixed doubles event.[7] In the national event, Lindley who represented Nottinghamshire, was the men's doubles finalist at the national championships in 2004 partnered with Kristian Roebuck,[8] 2006 with Simon Archer,[9] 2007 with Chris Langridge,[10] and in 2008 with Richard Eidestedt,[11] Now he work as assistant pathway coach at the England national badminton team.[1]

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  2. ^ "Making a racquet". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Post-War Scottish Open Championships winners" (PDF). BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Iceland: International Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Sport in Brief: Badminton". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Local Stars Shine Again". Nottinghamshire Badminton Association. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  10. ^ "National Championships – Robertson and Emms defeated". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Another Busy Weekend – National Champs". Badzine.net. Retrieved 14 November 2017.