Mike Tredgett
Michael 'Mike' Graham Tredgett (born 1949) is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British (English) |
Born | 1949 (age 70–71) [1] Cheltenham |
Medal record
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Badminton career
Tredgett won five medals in the World Championships between 1977 and 1983. He is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with 5 titles, three of them in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles. He shared three All-England mixed doubles titles (1978, 1980, 1981) with Nora Perry and reached the All-England men's doubles final twice with Ray Stevens (1972, 1980) and twice with Martin Dew (1983, 1984). He won men's doubles with Stevens at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
In 1978 he married fellow badminton player Kathryn Whiting (a former English Junior champion).[2]
Major achievements
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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World Championships | |||
2 | Mixed doubles (with Nora Perry) | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
2 | Men's doubles (with Martin Dew) | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
3 3 |
Men's doubles (with Ray Stevens) Mixed doubles (with Nora Perry) |
1977 | Malmö, SWE |
3 | Mixed doubles (with Karen Chapman) | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
European Championships | |||
1 | Men's doubles | 1976 | Dublin, IRE |
1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1978 | Preston, ENG |
1 | Mixed doubles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
1 | Men's doubles | 1984 | Preston, ENG |
2 2 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1982 | Böblingen, GER |
3 3 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1974 | Vienna, AUT |
3 | Mixed doubles | 1976 | Dublin, IRE |
3 | Men's doubles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
3 | Mixed doubles | 1984 | Preston, ENG |
References
- "1949 births". Free BMD.
- "1978 marriages". Free BMD.
- All England champions 1899-2007
- English statistics
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 169, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6