Steve Baddeley


Stephen John Baddeley is a retired male badminton player from England 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.
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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1984Preston, England Bronze
1990Moscow, Soviet Union Darren Hall11–15, 15–3, 15–7 Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1986Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Sze Yu15–8, 15–8 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1985India Open Park Joo-bong18–17, 15–2 Winner
1985English Masters Morten Frost12–15, 15–11, 11–15 Runner-up
1986Scottish Open Ib Frederiksen15–18, 15–8, 2–15 Runner-up
1986Dutch Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen15–4, 15–11 Winner
1987English Masters Morten Frost13–15, 18–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1989German Open Morten Frost6–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984Japan Open Martin Dew Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson		6–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1985India Open Nick Yates Park Joo-bong
Kim Moon-soo		3–15, 5–15 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.