Nick Yates (badminton)

Nick Yates
Personal information
Country	England
Born	Lee, London, England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England Thomas Cup 1982 London Men's team Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Men's singles 1982 Brisbane Men's doubles 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Men's singles European Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Men's singles European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim Boys' singles 1979 Mülheim Mixed team 1979 Mülheim Boys' doubles

Nick Yates is an English badminton player.

Badminton career

Yates represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the singles and doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Four years later he represented England again and won another gold medal in the team event in addition to a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[2][3]

Achievements

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	German Open	Torben Carlsen	18–16, 15–0	Winner
1987	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Sze Yu	15–11, 6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1988	Japan Open	Zhang Qingwu	18–13, 9–15, 15–5	Winner
1988	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	India Open	Steve Baddeley	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up

References

1. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.