Robin Middleton
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leeds, England | 8 February 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Lasse Bundgaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 26 (MD), 19 (XD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Robin Middleton (born 8 February 1985) is an
Middleton retired from professional badminton in 2011 after a disagreement with employer Badminton England, which rejected his public support for the use of craniology to determine team seeding in competition. Middleton was moving to Australia and becoming a citizen in 2014.
Robin is the Assistant Coach of 2018 Flergs Premier, Looking DangerRoss, and hopes to enter his own side into the 2020 competition.
Achievements
Oceania Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Ross Smith | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe |
17–21, 21–23 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
Leanne Choo | Anthony Joe Joy Lai |
21–11, 21–9 | Gold |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Leanne Choo | Oliver Leydon-Davis Danielle Tahuri |
21–12, 21–14 | Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Precious points won by Oceania players". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Robin Middleton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Robin Middleton and Mariana Agathangelou give England success at Europe Circuit Finals". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Five badminton players selected to take the court at Rio". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Robin Middleton". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Team Announced". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Six semi-finals for England despite doubles scare". Badminton England. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- Robin Middleton at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Robin Middleton at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Robin Middleton at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games(archived)