About Andy Goode
Born 1960. Andy Goode is a British badminton player and olympic competitor.
Andrew Brian Goode (born 30 January 1960) is an English retired badminton player.
Career At the age of 17, Goode won the boys' singles at the 1977 European Junior Championships, and was part of the English winning team at that competition.
Goode represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the men's and mixed doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 1990, Goode who won the men's and mixed doubles title at the National Championships, had been left out of the England team for the European Championships in Moscow. He later won two more medals in the team event and mixed doubles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
He also competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Goode won nine titles at the English National Badminton Championships (1 singles, 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles).
Personal life He married Joanne Wright, an English badminton player who was five times National doubles champion. They have three children.
Achievements
World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Gillian Gowers Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 6β15, 12β15 Bronze Bronze
Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre,Edinburgh, Scotland Nigel Tier Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 8β15, 5β15 Silver Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre,Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey 7β15, 5β15 Silver Silver 1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,Auckland, New Zealand Gillian Clark Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers Walkover Bronze Bronze
European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Sporthalle,BΓΆblingen, West Germany Ray Stevens Stefan Karlsson Thomas KihlstrΓΆm 8β15, 4β15 Bronze Bronze
European Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1977 RAF Ta Kali hangar, Ta' Qali, Malta Kevin Jolly Walkover Gold Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 English Masters Nigel Tier Chen Kang Zhang Qingwu 15β7, 15β9 Winner 1991 Swiss Open Chris Hunt PΓ€r-Gunnar JΓΆnsson Stellan Γsterberg 10β15, 14β18 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Dutch Open Fiona Elliott Anders Nielsen Gillian Gowers 15β8, 10β15, 15β5 Winner 1986 Hong Kong Open Fiona Elliott Billy Gilliland Nora Perry 5β15, 3β15 Runner-up 1986 Scottish Open Fiona Elliott Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen 9β15, 15β3, 15β8 Winner 1987 Poona Open Fiona Elliott Martin Dew Gillian Gilks 14β18, 14β18 Runner-up 1987 Carlton-Intersport-Cup Fiona Elliott Henrik Svarrer Dorte KjΓ¦r 17β16, 9β15, 10β15 Runner-up 1987 Canadian Open Gillian Gowers Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young 3β15, 15β11, 15β5 Winner 1988 Chinese Taipei Open Gillian Gowers Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson 15β7, 15β13 Winner 1988 Grand Prix Finals Gillian Gowers Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 6β15, 6β15 Runner-up
IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1983 Bell's Open Kevin Jolly 15β9, 18β14 Winner
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Scottish Open Gerry Asquith Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 5β15, 7β15 Runner-up 1983 Bell's Open Darrell Roebuck Nigel Tier Duncan Bridge 8β15, 2β15 Runner-up 1984 Victor Cup Nigel Tier Dipak Tailor Chris Dobson 11β15, 12β15 Runner-up 1984 Scottish Open Nigel Tier Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff 15β12, 8β15, 15β9 Winner 1986 Bell's Open Miles Johnson Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 12β15, 14β18 Runner-up 1987 Swiss Open Billy Gilliland Alex Meijer Pierre Pelupessy 15β4, 15β6 Winner 1987 Bell's Open Miles Johnson Mike Brown Richard Outterside 6β15, 13β15 Runner-up 1988 Bell's Open Miles Johnson Nick Ponting Dave Wright 7β15, 7β15 Runner-up 1989 Bell's Open Mike Brown Andrew Fairhurst Chris Hunt 15β17, 15β10, 13β18 Runner-up 1991 Portugal International Glen Milton Chris Hunt Simon Archer 15β7, 2β15, 15β10 Winner 1991 Wimbledon Open Chris Hunt Nick Ponting Dave Wright 4β15, 10β15 Runner-up 1991 Irish International Chris Hunt Nick Ponting Dave Wright 5β15, 2β15 Runner-up 1991 Spanish International Chris Hunt Ricardo Fernandes Fernando Silva 15β4, 15β3 Winner 1992 Austrian International Chris Hunt Michael Keck Robert Neumann 15β5, 15β10 Winner 1992 Portugal International Chris Hunt Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 15β11, 15β12 Winner 1992 Wimbledon Open Chris Hunt Nick Ponting Dave Wright 8β15, 4β15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Billy Gilliland Helen Troke 4β15, 15β11, 17β15 Winner 1987 Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Mike Brown Sara Halsall 9β15, 11β15 Runner-up 1988 Bell's Open Gillian Gowers Mike Brown Jillian Wallwork 15β4, 15β7 Winner 1989 Bell's Open Karen Chapman Miles Johnson Cheryl Johnson 15β5, 15β8 Winner 1991 French Open Cheryl Johnson Michael Keck Anne-Katrin Seid 12β15, 7β15 Runner-up 1991 Portugal International Heidi Bender Chris Hunt Tracy Dineen 10β15, 15β2, 12β15 Runner-up 1991 Wimbledon Open Gillian Gowers Andrey Antropov Irina Serova 15β4, 15β0 Winner 1991 Welsh International Joanne Wright Chris Hunt Karen Chapman 18β17, 15β4 Winner 1991 Spanish International Gillian Clark David Serrano Esther Sanz 15β7, 15β3 Winner 1992 Portugal International Joanne Wright Nikolai Zuyev Marina Andrievskaya 15β3, 15β10 Winner
International Tournament Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1979 Scottish Open David Hunt 15β11, 15β7 Winner 1979 French Open Roland Maywald Winner 1981 Scottish Open Nick Yates 15β7, 11β15, 2β15 Winner 1981 Irish Open Rob Ridder 15β11, 15β12 Winner
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1978 French Open Richard Purser John Taylor Colin Bell Winner 1981 Scottish Open Gary Scott Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 3β15, 15β7, 18β16 Winner 1981 Irish Open Gary Scott Gerry Asquith Dipak Tailor 9β15, 15β10, 15β4 Winner 1981 Dutch Open Mike Tredgett Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 5β15, 8β15 Runner-up 1981 French Open Steve Baddeley Norman Goode Nigel Tier Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1979 Czechoslovakian International Gillian Clark Kenneth Larsen Charlotte Pilgaard 15β9, 15β6 Winner 1981 Irish Open Diane Simpson Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder 17β18, 15β9, 9β15 Runner-up
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