Nick Ponting
Nick Ponting | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname(s) | Stumpy |
Country | England |
Handedness | Right |
Nick Ponting is a former professional male badminton player from England.
Career
He was ranked No. 1 in the world at mixed doubles during 1993 and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta.
He won the gold medal at the 1994 All England Championships with Jo Wright (now Goode).
He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.
He won a gold and bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games held at Victoria, Canada.
Ponting still plays competitive badminton and currently represents England on the International Masters circuit winning multiple National and All England Masters titles in singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.
World Senior Championships and Senior European Championships Results:
2009 World Championships Punta Umbria Spain - Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
2010 European Senior Championships Dundalk Ireland - Silver medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
2011 World Championships Richmond Vancouver Canada - Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
2013 World Championships Ankara Turkey - Silver medal 35+ men's doubles (with Lee Clapham )and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)
References
- European results
- sports-reference.com
- All England Champions 1899-2007
- Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk
- World Championships