Michael Graham Tredgett (born 5 April 1949) is an 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. Partnered with Nora Perry, they became the first ever world number one mixed doubles pairing in the inaugural IBF world ranking release in 1978.[2]
Badminton career
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).[3]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1977 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden | ![]() |
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8–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
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10–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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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
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 | ![]() |
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10–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1983 | Scandinavian Cup | ![]() |
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15–12, 16–18, 11–15 | ![]() |
1984 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 7–15, 18–17 | ![]() |
1984 | All England Open | ![]() |
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11–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "1949 births". Free BMD.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1978). "Badminton's first world ranking" (PDF). World Badminton. Vol. 7, no. 3. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "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
- Mike Tredgett at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Mike Tredgett at the World Games
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