Bertrand Gallet

Bertrand Gallet (born 24 May 1974) is a former French badminton player. Born in Lille, Gallet started the sport from an early age. He practiced football at the age of six, then began playing tennis and handball in Béthune. He chose to play badminton when he was 14. He went to INSEP in 17 and graduated in 2000.[1]

Bertrand Gallet
Personal information
Country France
Born (1974-05-24) 24 May 1974
Lille, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
EventMen's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Played for the Racing Club de France in the national event, Gallet won his first national title in 1996, and throughout his career, he had collected seven National Championships title, 4 in the men's singles and 3 in the men's doubles event partnered with Jean-Michel Lefort.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, reaching into the second round.[3] His best ranked was world No. 41 in the singles event. In 2001, he join the Créteil club, where he had previously been a junior coach there.[4] Gallet was part of the Créteil coach for fifteen years, then he became the French national team coach.[5] He married to Anne-Marie Christensen in 2003, a former Danish badminton player.[1] He retired from the international tournament in March 2005.[1]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Norwegian International Irwansyah 8–6, 2–7, 7–3, 1–7, 3–7 Runner-up
1999 Iceland International Rasmus Wengberg 15–10, 6–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1999 Kenya International Nir Yusim 15–11, 15–9 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Irish International Mihail Popov Ruben Gordown Khosadalina
Aji Basuki Sindoro		 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2001 Norwegian International Jean-Michel Lefort Martin Delfs
Jonas Glyager Jensen		 4–7, 2–7, 6–8 Runner-up
1999 Kenya International Robert Mbugua Mubanga Kaite
Stanley Pitiri Mwangulu		 15–4, 2–15, 15–7 Winner
1996 Slovenian International David Toupé Manuel Dubrulle
Vincent Laigle		 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up

References
  1. "Récipiendaire entraîneur : Bertrand GALLET - USC Badminton" (PDF) (in French). US Créteil. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "France Yearbook 2016". www.badmintonpeople.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Historique" (in French). Fédération Française De Badminton. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "Bertrand Gallet : une étoile à Créteil" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. "En pleine mutation, le badminton français rêve d'excellence" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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