Julian Robertson (badminton)

Julian Robertson
Personal information
Birth nameJulian Anthony Robertson
CountryEngland
Born (1969-10-09) 9 October 1969 (age 55)
Peterborough, England
ResidenceNorthampton, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Men's doubles
BWF profile

Julian Anthony Robertson (born 9 October 1969) is a former English badminton player.[1] He competed for Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Robertson was a former British champion and bronze medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles and team event. He also won the men's doubles bronze at the 1998 European Championships, and helped the team win the silver medal. He has also been involved in another 6 European championship medal winning teams.[3][4] The former world No. 8 has been working as a Great Britain coach since 2004 and is one of the most decorated home grown coaches England has ever produced achieving Olympic World Commonwealth and European success with his athletes. He is based in Milton Keynes.[5]

Personal life

Robertson is married, has 2 children and lives in Northampton.[3][6]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia England Nathan Robertson Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Yap Kim Hock 		2–15, 15–12, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria England Nathan Robertson Sweden Peter Axelsson
Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		10–15, 15–10, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Scottish Open England Nick Ponting Denmark Jesper Larsen
Sweden Stellan Österberg 		15–5, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Polish Open England Nick Ponting China Ge Cheng
China Tao Xiaoqiang 		15–9, 12–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Polish Open England Nathan Robertson England Ian Pearson
England Nick Ponting 		2–15, 15–8, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Scottish Open England Lorraine Cole Denmark Lars Pedersen
Denmark Anne Mette Bille 		14–17, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Iceland International England Simon Archer Scotland Russell Hogg
Scotland Kenny Middlemiss 		15–9, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Irish International England Chris Hunt Commonwealth of Independent States Andrey Antropov
Commonwealth of Independent States Nikolai Zuyev 		15–12, 10–15, 15–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Iceland International England Dave Wright Iceland Broddi Kristjánsson
Iceland Oli Bjorn Zimsen 		15–2, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Irish International England Simon Archer England Neil Cottrill
England John Quinn 		15–10, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Welsh International England Nick Ponting Russia Andrey Antropov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev 		2–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Hungarian International England Nathan Robertson Austria Harald Koch
Austria Jürgen Koch 		15–18, 15–7, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Welsh International England Nathan Robertson Russia Andrey Antropov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev 		8–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Norwegian International England Nathan Robertson Sweden Henrik Andersson
Sweden Johan Tholinsson 		9–2, 9–8, 9–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Norwegian International England Nathan Robertson Sweden Henrik Andersson
Sweden Jens Olsson 		4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 0–9, 9–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Welsh International England Peter Jeffrey Russia Stanislav Pukhov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev 		3–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Irish International England Peter Jeffrey Scotland Robert Blair
England Ian Palethorpe 		5–15, 17–14, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Iceland International England Kerri McKittrick England Dave Wright
England Lorraine Thomas 		5–15, 0–1 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Irish International England Sara Hardaker England Simon Archer
England Joanne Davies 		5–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Welsh International England Lorraine Cole Russia Nikolai Zuyev
Russia Marina Yakusheva 		11–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Irish International England Lorraine Cole England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms 		15–4, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Norwegian International England Gail Emms Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen 		9–6, 2–9, 9–5, 9–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "Players: Julian Robertson". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Julian Robertson". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "British Olympic Association Announces Badminton Athlete to Compete for Team GB in the Sydney Olympic Games". Sportcal. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Julian Robertson". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Julian Robertson - National Coach". Badminton England. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Opening at Tiffield". fusecollaboration.com. Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 26 March 2018.