John Gordon (badminton)

John Gordon (born 25 November 1978) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[2]

John Gordon
Personal information
Country New Zealand
Born (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Waitakere City Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Auckland Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Suva Men's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Suva Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1999 BrisbaneMixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham
New Zealand Craig Cooper		 21–19, 15–13 Retired Silver Silver
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham
New Zealand Craig Cooper		 15–11, 17–15 Gold Gold
2002 Suva, Fiji New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Peter Blackburn
Australia Murray Hocking		 7–4, 5–7, 6–8 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Western Australia International New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham 6–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Auckland International Canada Sam Smith 15–8, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 North Shore City International New Zealand John Moody Japan Rei Sato
Japan Naomasa Senkyo		 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Australian International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Aji Basuki Sindoro
Australia Ashley Brehaut		 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Australian International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Indonesia Aji Basuki Sindoro
Australia Ashley Brehaut		 21–19, 13–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 New Zealand International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Boyd Cooper
Australia Travis Denney		 11–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Waikato International New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham
New Zealand Craig Cooper		 13–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Western Australia International New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham
New Zealand Craig Cooper		 15–7, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Auckland International New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham
New Zealand Craig Cooper		 15–1, 11–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Wellington International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Japan Yuichi Ikeda
Japan Shoji Sato		 15–5, 16–17, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Ballarat International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Ashley Brehaut
Australia Travis Denney		 15–7, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Auckland International New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Chris Blair
New Zealand Craig Cooper		 15–10, 6–15, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Western Australia International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Japan Shuichi Nakao
Japan Shuichi Sakamoto		 7–4, 7–4, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 New Zealand International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Peter Blackburn
Australia Murray Hocking		 7–1, 7–4, 1–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 North Harbour International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Ashley Brehaut
Australia Travis Denney		 7–1, 7–2, 3–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Altona International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Stuart Brehaut
Australia Travis Denney		 7–2, 7–2, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Dutch International New Zealand Daniel Shirley England Peter Jeffrey
England Ian Palethorpe		 7–3, 7–4, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Canberra International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Australia Peter Blackburn
Australia Murray Hocking		 8–6, 7–5, 7–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 New Zealand International New Zealand Daniel Shirley Scotland Robert Blair
Scotland Russell Hogg		 17–16, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Auckland International New Zealand Daniel Shirley New Zealand Geoffrey Bellingham
New Zealand Chris Blair		 11–15, 15–6, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: John Gordon". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. "Badminton: New Zealanders gain Commonwealth bronze". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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