Steve Baddeley

Steve Baddeley

Personal information
Born	(1961-03-28) 28 March 1961 Brighton, East Sussex, England
Sport
Country	England
Sport	Badminton
Medal record Men's badminton Representing England Thomas Cup Bronze medal – third place 1982 London Men's team Bronze medal – third place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Men's singles Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team European Championships Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow Men's singles Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 1984 Preston Men's singles Bronze medal – third place 1990 Moscow Mixed team European Junior Championships Silver medal – second place 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Boys' singles

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 Bronze
1990	Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union	Darren Hall	11–15, 15–3, 15–7	Gold Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Sze Yu	15–8, 15–8	Gold 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	Result
1985	India Open	Park Joo-bong	18–17, 15–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985	English Masters	Morten Frost	12–15, 15–11, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986	Scottish Open	Ib Frederiksen	15–18, 15–8, 2–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986	Dutch Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–4, 15–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987	English Masters	Morten Frost	13–15, 18–15, 12–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1989	German Open	Morten Frost	6–15, 4–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Japan Open	Martin Dew	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	6–15, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985	India Open	Nick Yates	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	3–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gowers	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	5–15, 4–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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.