Everything about Nathan Robertson totally explained
Nathan James Robertson (born
May 30 1977) is an English
badminton player who has achieved
international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at
Dayncourt School Specialist Sports College.
Results
2004
His best results include winning gold at the
2004 European Championships in
Geneva, and a silver medal at the
2004 Olympic Games, both partnering
Gail Emms in the mixed doubles. He has won six medals at the
Commonwealth Games, and has won the last four men's doubles (with
Anthony Clark) and the last two mixed doubles (with Gail Emms) at the
English National Badminton Championships.
2004 Summer Olympics
Robertson competed in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner
Anthony Clark. They defeated
Sudket Prapakamol and
Patapol Ngernsrisuk of
Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by
Eng Hian and
Flandy Limpele of
Indonesia, who had previously represented England for a brief period.
He also competed in mixed double's with Emms. They had a bye in the first round and defeated
Björn Siegemund and
Nicol Pitro of
Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Robertson and Emms beat
Chen Qiqiu and
Zhao Tingting of
China 15-8, 17-15 to advance to the semifinals. There, they beat
Jonas Rasmussen and
Rikke Olsen of
Denmark 15-6, 15-12. In the final, they lost to Chinese pair
Zhang Jun and
Gao Ling 15-1, 12-15, 15-12 to finish with the
silver medal.
2005 World Championships
At the
2005 World Championships, he and Emms began the tournament as Number 1 seeds. However, after getting a bye into the second round, he received an ankle injury during practice and they were forced to withdraw.
2006
The 2006
Commonwealth Games brought Robertson a Silver in the team event and a Gold in the mixed doubles with Emms.
The same year, he won the gold medal at the
2006 IBF World Championships together with Emms. They beat
Anthony Clark and
Donna Kellogg 21-15, 21-12 in the final.
Racket
Nathan Robertson uses the Carlton Powerblade Tour racket.
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