Steve Butler (badminton)
Stephen 'Steve' P Butler, (born 1963) is a retired male badminton player and current coach from England.[1]
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Born | 27 June 1963 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Badminton career
Butler represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He also participated in the singles and reached the quarter finals where he lost to the eventual winner Rashid Sidek.[2][3]
He won 74 caps for England between 1982 and 1994 and retired after the 1994 Yonex All England Championships.[4]
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 |
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1988 | Canadian Open | 7-15, 15-10, 15-5 | ||
1991 | U.S. Open | 15-6, 18-17 |
Coaching
After retiring he started coaching initially in New York and then Colorado where he became the United States National coach. In 1997 he became the England national coach for the junior team and then in 2002 became the National men’s singles coach until 2005.[4] He returned to the same role in 2015.[5]
References
- "Profile". Badminton.com.
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Steve Butler to leave BA of E". Badminton England.
- "Butler named new Singles coach". Badminton England.