Steve Butler (badminton)
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Stephen P. Butler, (born 27 September 1963) is a retired male badminton player and current coach from England.[1]
Badminton career
Butler represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He also participated in the singles and reached the quarter finals where he lost to the eventual winner Rashid Sidek.[2][3]
He won 74 caps for England between 1982 and 1994.[4] While playing and coaching in the United States in the mid 1990s Butler won men's singles at the U.S. (closed) National Championships in 1996, five years after having won singles at the Open U.S. Championships in 1991.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | Darren Hall | 7–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | Michael Kjeldsen | 13–18, 6–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | Fiona Smith | Dipak Tailor Mary Leeves |
2–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canadian Open | Sze Yu | 7–15, 15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1991 | Canadian Open | Andrey Antropov | 17–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1991 | U.S. Open | Kim Hyung-jin | 15–6, 18–17 | Winner |
| 1993 | Scottish Open | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15–12, 15–10 | Winner |
IBF International
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Welsh International | Andy Goode | 15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakian International | Anatoliy Skripko | 15–11, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1982 | Bell's Open | Ray Stevens | 10–15, 15–17 | Runner-up |
| 1982 | Victor Cup | Kevin Jolly | walkover | Runner-up |
| 1983 | Welsh International | Darren Hall | 15–11, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1992 | Polish Open | Pavel Uvarov | 15–4, 8–15, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1992 | Norwegian International | Robert Liljequist | 15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1993 | Iceland International | Broddi Kristjánsson | 15–1, 15–3 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Czechoslovakian International | Nigel Tier | Anatoliy Skripko Evgeniy Dayanov |
15–2, 15–3 | Winner |
Coaching
Leaving England in the mid 1990s he coached initially in New York and then in Colorado where he became the United States National coach. In 1997 he became the England national coach for the junior team and then in 2002 became the National men’s singles coach until 2005.[4] He returned to the same role in 2015.[5]
References
- ^ "Profile". Badminton.com.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Steve Butler to leave BA of E". Badminton England.
- ^ "Butler named new Singles coach". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2019.