Simon Archer

Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English former badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.

Career

Summer Olympics Archer competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in doubles, with Chris Hunt. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals. In 2000 he coupled with Nathan Robertson, but they too lost in the quarterfinals, this time to Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia. However, Archer also competed in mixed doubles with Joanne Goode and won a bronze medal.

Commonwealth Games He represented England and won double silver in the mixed doubles and men's doubles event and was a member of the mixed team that won the gold medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.

Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002. Archer also won bronze medals in men's doubles in both these Games, together with Chris Hunt and James Anderson respectively.

Retirement In August 2006 Archer announced, that he will no longer compete on international level. However he still plays county badminton for Worcestershire and has had an offer to play for a club in Germany.

Awards Archer was awarded a world record by the Guinness World Records in 1997, for his smash that reached 162 mph.

Personal life Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Achievements

Olympic Games Mixed doubles

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Nathan Robertson Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 11–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Joanne Goode Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 10–15, 13–15 Silver Silver

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Chris Hunt Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 10–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chris Hunt Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 13–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England James Anderson Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng 4–7, 5–7, 2–7 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Julie Bradbury Chris Hunt Gillian Clark 11–15, 4–15 Silver Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Joanne Goode Nathan Robertson Joanne Davies 15–2, 15–5 Gold Gold 2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Joanne Goode Chew Choon Eng Chin Eei Hui 0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3 Gold Gold

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Chris Hunt Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 18–16, 15–4 Gold Gold 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Chris Hunt Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 6–15, 10–15 Silver Silver 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Chris Hunt Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–3, 15–3 Gold Gold 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Nathan Robertson Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 13–15, 15–7, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Julie Bradbury Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 16–18, 2–15 Silver Silver 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Joanne Goode Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel 15–8, 11–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary Jürgen Koch 15–11, 12–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary Joanne Davies Joris van Soerland Nicole van Hooren 11–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Dutch Open Chris Hunt Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 18–17, 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1995 Swiss Open Chris Hunt Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1996 Denmark Open Chris Hunt Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard 15–17, 15–10, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 German Open Chris Hunt Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Denmark Open Julie Bradbury Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 8–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1996 Korea Open Julie Bradbury Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1996 Swiss Open Julie Bradbury Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 7–15, 15–12, 11–15 Runner-up 1996 All England Open Julie Bradbury Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1998 Hong Kong Open Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 15–8, 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1999 All England Open Joanne Goode Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee 15–2, 15–13 Winner 1999 Swiss Open Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–4 Winner 2000 Thailand Open Joanne Goode Zhang Jun Gao Ling 13–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2000 Indonesia Open Joanne Goode Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 15–13, 11–15, 15–4 Winner 2000 Dutch Open Erica van den Heuvel Chen Qiqiu Chen Lin 15–8, 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2002 U.S. Open Marina Andrievskaya Tony Gunawan Etty Tantri 11–7, 4–11, 6–11 Runner-up

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Portugal International Chris Hunt Andy Goode Glen Milton 7–15, 15–2, 10–15 Runner-up 1992 Iceland International Julian Robertson Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss 15–9, 15–9 Winner 1993 Austrian International Nick Ponting Edwin van Dalm Quinten van Dalm 15–5, 15–5 Winner 1993 Hamburg Cup Chris Hunt Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1993 Wimbledon Open Chris Hunt Sergei Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev 6–15, 15–7, 15–5 Winner 1993 Welsh International Mike Adams Sergei Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev 15–3, 15–5 Winner 1993 Irish International Julian Robertson Neil Cottrill John Quinn 15–10, 15–6 Winner 2002 BMW Open International Flandy Limpele Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson 15–5, 17–14 Winner 2004 Portugal International Robert Blair Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto 15–9, 12–15, 15–7 Winner 2004 Bitburger Open Anthony Clark Jean-Michel Lefort Svetoslav Stoyanov 15–5, 15–7 Winner 2005 Portugal International Anthony Clark Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto 17–15, 15–4 Winner 2005 Swedish International Anthony Clark Henrik Andersson Fredrik Bergström Walkover Winner 2005 Italian International David Lindley Anders Kristiansen Simon Mollyhus 10–15, 15–9, 13–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Austrian International Maria Rasmussen Nicklas Johansson Jessica Reinholdsson 15–3, 15–2 Winner 1992 Wimbledon Open Joanne Davies Dave Wright Sara Sankey 15–5, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1993 Welsh International Joanne Davies Chris Hunt Joanne Wright 9–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1993 Irish International Joanne Davies Julian Robertson Sara Hardaker 15–5, 15–10 Winner 2003 Austrian International Donna Kellogg Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson 11–6, 5–11, 11–6 Winner 2003 Slovenian International Donna Kellogg Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva 15–2, 17–16 Winner 2003 Iceland International Donna Kellogg Jesper Larsen Mie Nielsen 15–13, 15–4 Winner 2003 Scottish International Donna Kellogg Imanuel Hirschfeldt Frida Andreasson 15–5, 15–3 Winner 2003 Irish International Donna Kellogg Rasmus Andersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 15–12, 15–4 Winner 2004 Portugal International Donna Kellogg Kristof Hopp Kathrin Piotrowski 15–12, 15–12 Winner