Chris Hunt

Christopher John Hunt (born 1 December 1968) is a retired badminton player from England.

Personal life

Chris Hunt was born on 1 December 1968 in Bolton, England. He has one brother.

In 2000 he met Liza Giambattista. In 2007 Hunt had a daughter called Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt. Then in 2018 Hunt and Giambattista got married after 18 years of being together.

Career Hunt won the gold medal at the European Championships in the men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal. Hunt also won two commonwealth gold medals in the mixed team event and mixed doubles in Victoria , along with a silver medal in the men's doubles. In 1998 event at Kuala Lumpur, Hunt won the three bronzes in men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's team event.

He also participated at the 1992 Olympic Games in men's doubles, with Andy Goode, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Lee Sang-bok and Shon Jin-hwan. At the 1996 Olympic Games, he competed in the men's doubles with Simon Archer, losing in quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles with Joanne Muggeridge, losing in the round of 32. Hunt also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles with Donna Kellogg, and they were beaten in the round of 32.

Major Achievements Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Simon Archer Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 10–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Simon Archer Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 13–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Gillian Clark Simon Archer Julie Bradbury 15–11, 15–4 Gold Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Donna Kellogg Nathan Robertson Joanne Davies 15–7, 15–17, 14–17 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Simon Archer Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 18–16, 15–4 Gold Gold 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Simon Archer Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 6–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Simon Archer Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–3, 15–3 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Andrew Fairhurst Frederik Lindquist Thomas Olsen 15–17, 15–6, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 All England Open Gillian Clark Nick Ponting Joanne Wright 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1994 Dutch Open Gillian Gowers Flandy Limpele Dede Hasanah 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1995 Russian Open Gillian Gowers Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 3–15, 16–18 Runner-up 1996 U.S. Open Helene Kirkegaard Kim Dong-moon Chung So-young 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Bell's Open Andrew Fairhurst Andy Goode Mike Brown 17–15, 10–15, 18–13 Winner 1990 Irish International Mike Brown Andrey Antropov Sergey Melnikov 15–4, 15–5 Winner 1991 Portugal International Simon Archer Andy Goode Glen Milton 7–15, 15–2, 10–15 Runner-up 1991 Wimbledon Open Andy Goode Nick Ponting Dave Wright 4–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1991 Irish International Andy Goode Nick Ponting Dave Wright 5–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1991 Spanish International Andy Goode Ricardo Fernandes Fernando Silva 15–4, 15–3 Winner 1992 Austrian International Andy Goode Michael Keck Robert Neumann 15–5, 15–10 Winner 1992 Portugal International Andy Goode Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 15–11, 15–12 Winner 1992 Wimbledon Open Andy Goode Nick Ponting Dave Wright 8–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1992 Irish International Julian Robertson Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 15–12, 10–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1993 Swiss La Chaux de Fonds Michael Adams Pierre Pelupessy Quinten van Dalm 15–8, 17–14 Winner 1993 Hamburg Cup Simon Archer Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1993 Wimbledon Open Simon Archer Sergei Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev 6–15, 15–7, 15–5 Winner 1995 Wimbledon Open John Quinn Ian Pearson James Anderson 15–2, 15–10 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Portugal International Tracy Dineen Andy Goode Heidi Bender 15–10, 2–15, 15–12 Winner 1991 Welsh International Karen Chapman Andy Goode Joanne Goode 17–18, 4–15 Runner-up 1993 Wimbledon International Joanne Goode Tao Xiaoqiang Jiang Wen 6–15, 15–6, 15–13 Winner 1993 Welsh International Joanne Goode Simon Archer Joanne Davies 15–9, 15–8 Winner 1999 Australian International Gail Emms Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up

Invitational tournaments Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Copenhagen Masters Simon Archer Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 Copenhagen Masters Simon Archer Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 13–15, 8–15 Runner-up