Simon Archer

Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.[1]

This article is about the badminton player. For the antiquary, see Simon Archer (antiquary). For the journalist and biographer, see Simon Archer (author).

Simon Archer
MBE
Personal information
Nickname(s)Buzzard
Birth nameSimon David Archer
Country England
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973
Worcester, Worcestershire
HandednessRight
Men's & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Mixed doubles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria mixed team
1994 Victoria mixed doubles
1994 Victoria Men's doubles
1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
2002 Manchester Mixed doubles
2006 Melbourne Mixed team
1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
2002 Manchester Men's doubles
World Championships
1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
European Championships
1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles
1998 Sofia Men's doubles
1996 Herning Mixed doubles
1996 Herning Men's doubles
1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
2000 Glasgow Men's doubles
BWF profile

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, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4]

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.[5] However he still plays county badminton for Worcestershire and has had an offer to play for a club in Germany.

Personal life

Archer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6][7]

Achievements

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Dutch Open Chris Hunt Denny Kantono
Antonius Ariantho		 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 Thomas Stavngaard
Jim Laugesen		 15–17, 15–10, 7–15 Runner-up
1997 German Open Chris Hunt Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen		 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up
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References
  1. "How to...Hit a shuttlecock at 162mph by Simon Archer". observer.guardian.co.uk.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Archer quits international badminton". BadmintonEngland.co.uk. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  6. "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 13.
  7. "Queen's Birthday Honours". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. 12 June 2004.
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