Mike Tredgett
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1949 (age 75)[1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Graham Tredgett (born 5 April 1949) is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles.
Badminton career
[edit]Tredgett won five medals in the World Championships between 1977 and 1983. He is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with 5 titles, three of them in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles. He shared three All-England mixed doubles titles (1978, 1980, 1981) with Nora Perry and reached the All-England men's doubles final twice with Ray Stevens (1972, 1980) and twice with Martin Dew (1983, 1984). He won men's doubles with Stevens at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
In 1978 he married fellow badminton player Kathryn Whiting (a former English Junior champion).[2]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden |  Ray Stevens
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 Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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8–15, 10–15 |  Bronze
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| 1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Martin Dew
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 Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie
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10–15, 10–15 |  Silver
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| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 2 | Mixed doubles (with Nora Perry) | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
| 3 3 |
Men's doubles (with Ray Stevens) Mixed doubles (with Nora Perry) |
1977 | Malmö, SWE |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Karen Chapman) | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
| European Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1976 | Dublin, IRE |
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1978 | Preston, ENG |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1984 | Preston, ENG |
| 2 2 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1982 | Böblingen, GER |
| 3 3 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1974 | Vienna, AUT |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1976 | Dublin, IRE |
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1984 | Preston, ENG |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1983 | All England Open | Martin Dew
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 Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson
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10–15, 13–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1983 | Scandinavian Cup | Martin Dew
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Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono
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15–12, 16–18, 11–15 | Runner-up
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| 1984 | German Open | Martin Dew
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Duncan Bridge Nigel Tier
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15–9, 7–15, 18–17 |  Winner
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| 1984 | All England Open | Martin Dew
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Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono
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11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up
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References
[edit]- ^ "1949 births". Free BMD.
- ^ "1978 marriages". Free BMD.
- All England champions 1899-2007
- English statistics
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 169, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
External links
[edit]- Mike Tredgett at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Mike Tredgett at the World Games
- 1949 births
- Living people
- English male badminton players
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Badminton players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- World Games medalists in badminton
- World Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 1981 World Games