Richard Vaughan (badminton)

Richard Vaughan (born 16 April 1978) is a Welsh badminton player from Llanbradach, Caerphilly, Wales.[2] Vaughan is currently the Chief Executive of Badminton Ireland and has an MBA from Leicester University; MA Sports Development from Bath University, having previously achieved a BSc(Hons) in Economics and Politics. Vaughan married Piret Hamer (Vaughan) on 2 May 2008, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Richard Vaughan
Personal information
Country Wales
Born (1978-04-16) 16 April 1978
Caerphilly, Wales[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking7 [1] (2002)
Current ranking25 (5 July 2007)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
European Championships
2000 GlasgowMen's singles
European Junior Championships
1997 NymburkBoys' singles
BWF profile

Career

Richard Vaughan won a bronze medal at the 2000 European Badminton Championships losing to Peter Gade (Denmark) in the semi final. He also won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, beating Susilo (Singapore), and Gupta (India) on the way to the semi final where he lost to Lee (Malaysia). His highest world ranking was number 7 (2002). To date he has 107 caps representing Wales (March 2009). He manages the Richard Vaughan Badminton Academy.

Summer Olympics

Vaughan has competed twice in badminton at the Summer Olympics.

2000 Summer Olympics

Vaughan played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles, beating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the first round and Rasmus Wengberg of Sweden in the 2nd round, before losing to World Champion Sun Jun of China, 13-15 13-15.[2]

2004 Summer Olympics

He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics despite contracting a virus similar to glandular fever which seriously impaired his preparation for the Athens Olympics. In men's singles, he defeated Marco Vasconcelos of Portugal in the first round. In the round of 16, Vaughan was himself defeated by Shon Seung-Mo of Korea, the eventual Silver Medalist.[2]

Best Grand Prix Results
  • Last 16 All England 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
  • 1/4 Final Danish Grand Prix 2001
  • 1/4 Final Swiss Grand Prix 2002
  • 1/4 Final German Grand Prix 2002
  • Semi Final Dutch Grand Prix 2000
  • Semi Final US Grand Prix 2007
  • Final Polish Grand Prix 2000
  • Final Polish Grand Prix 2001

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2000 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Gade 3–15, 4–15 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic Dicky Palyama 15–11, 11–15, 15–18 Silver

World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Polish Open Vladislav Druzchenko 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1999 Polish Open Rio Suryana 9–15, 15–6, 12–15 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Canadian International Toby Honey 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2006 Waikato International John Moody 21–11, 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2006 Victorian International Nikhil Kanetkar 22–20, 21–13 Winner
2006 Estonian International Kęstutis Navickas 20–22, 21–15, 11–21 Runner-up
2006 Mauritius International Klaus Raffeiner 21–11, 21–18 Winner
2006 Kenya International Edwin Ekiring 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2006 South Africa International Winner
2003 Peru International Tjitte Weistra 15–4, 15–8 Winner
2003 Giraldilla International Sho Sasaki 15–11, 6–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2003 Guatemala International Hidetaka Yamada 11–15, 15–10, 15–8 Winner
2002 South Africa International Stewart Carson 7–1, 7–0, 7–0 Winner
2002 Spanish International Dicky Palyama 4–7, 1–7, 7–5 Runner-up
2001 Bulgarian International Andrew South 7–2, 5–7, 7–2 Winner
2000 Cuba International Jyri Aalto 15–8, 15–6 Winner
2000 Canadian International Jyri Aalto 12–15, 15–7, 9–15 Runner-up
2000 Welsh International Andrew South 1–7, 7–2, 7–5 Winner
2000 Dutch International Vladislav Druzchenko 15–10, 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2000 Croatian International Jyri Aalto 15–10, 15–13 Winner
1999 Welsh International Rasmus Wengberg 17–16, 17–14 Winner
1999 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Pullela Gopichand 13–15, 15–14, 6–15 Runner-up
1999 Slovenian International Kasper Ødum 15–4, 11–15, 15–9 Winner
1999 Chile International Bobby Milroy 15–9, 15–5 Winner
1999 Peru International Ardy Wiranata 15–7, 2–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1998 Argentina International Oscar Brandon 15–1, 15–4 Winner
1998 Brazil International Jim Ronny Andersen 15–6, 15–8 Winner
1998 Spanish International Gerben Bruijstens 15–5, 15–1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Cyprus International Sarah Thomas Henry Tam
Donna Haliday		 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009 Banuinvest International Sarah Thomas Valeriy Atrashchenkov
Elena Prus		 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "PROFILE – Richard Vaughan - BEIJING OR BUST". Badzine.net. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Richard Vaughan Biography and Olympic Results:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com website. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
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