Simon Archer

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

Career

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.

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, Canada.

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.

In August 2006 Archer announced, that he will no longer compete on international level. However he still plays county badminton for Worcestershire and has had an offer to play for a club in Germany.

Awards

Archer was awarded a world record by the Guinness World Records in 1997, for his smash that reached 162 mph.

Personal life

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

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Joanne Goode	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–4, 12–15, 17–14	Bronze

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Joanne Goode	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 13–15	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Chris Hunt	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	10–15, 9–15	Silver
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chris Hunt	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	13–15, 11–15	Bronze
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	James Anderson	Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng	4–7, 5–7, 2–7	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Julie Bradbury	Chris Hunt Gillian Clark	11–15, 4–15	Silver
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Joanne Goode	Nathan Robertson Joanne Davies	15–2, 15–5	Gold
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Joanne Goode	Chew Choon Eng Chin Eei Hui	0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3	Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Chris Hunt	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	18–16, 15–4	Gold
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Chris Hunt	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	6–15, 10–15	Silver
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Chris Hunt	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–3, 15–3	Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Nathan Robertson	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	13–15, 15–7, 3–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Julie Bradbury	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	16–18, 2–15	Silver
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Joanne Goode	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	15–8, 11–15, 8–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Budapest, Hungary	Jürgen Koch	15–11, 12–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Budapest, Hungary	Joanne Davies	Joris van Soerland Nicole van Hooren	11–15, 4–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Dutch Open	Chris Hunt	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	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	Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard	15–17, 15–10, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Chris Hunt	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Denmark Open	Julie Bradbury	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	8–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1996	Korea Open	Julie Bradbury	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1996	Swiss Open	Julie Bradbury	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	7–15, 15–12, 11–15	Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Julie Bradbury	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1998	Hong Kong Open	Joanne Goode	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–8, 7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1999	All England Open	Joanne Goode	Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee	15–2, 15–13	Winner
1999	Swiss Open	Joanne Goode	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–5, 15–4	Winner
2000	Thailand Open	Joanne Goode	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2000	Indonesia Open	Joanne Goode	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–13, 11–15, 15–4	Winner
2000	Dutch Open	Erica van den Heuvel	Chen Qiqiu Chen Lin	15–8, 12–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2002	U.S. Open	Marina Andrievskaya	Tony Gunawan Etty Tantri	11–7, 4–11, 6–11	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Portugal International	Chris Hunt	Andy Goode Glen Milton	7–15, 15–2, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Iceland International	Julian Robertson	Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1993	Austrian International	Nick Ponting	Edwin van Dalm Quinten van Dalm	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1993	Hamburg Cup	Chris Hunt	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Wimbledon Open	Chris Hunt	Sergei Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev	6–15, 15–7, 15–5	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Mike Adams	Sergei Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1993	Irish International	Julian Robertson	Neil Cottrill John Quinn	15–10, 15–6	Winner
2002	BMW Open International	Flandy Limpele	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	15–5, 17–14	Winner
2004	Portugal International	Robert Blair	Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto	15–9, 12–15, 15–7	Winner
2004	Bitburger Open	Anthony Clark	Jean-Michel Lefort Svetoslav Stoyanov	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2005	Portugal International	Anthony Clark	Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto	17–15, 15–4	Winner
2005	Swedish International	Anthony Clark	Henrik Andersson Fredrik Bergström	Walkover	Winner
2005	Italian International	David Lindley	Anders Kristiansen Simon Mollyhus	10–15, 15–9, 13–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Austrian International	Maria Rasmussen	Nicklas Johansson Jessica Reinholdsson	15–3, 15–2	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Joanne Davies	Dave Wright Sara Sankey	15–5, 12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Welsh International	Joanne Davies	Chris Hunt Joanne Wright	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1993	Irish International	Joanne Davies	Julian Robertson Sara Hardaker	15–5, 15–10	Winner
2003	Austrian International	Donna Kellogg	Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson	11–6, 5–11, 11–6	Winner
2003	Slovenian International	Donna Kellogg	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva	15–2, 17–16	Winner
2003	Iceland International	Donna Kellogg	Jesper Larsen Mie Nielsen	15–13, 15–4	Winner
2003	Scottish International	Donna Kellogg	Imanuel Hirschfeldt Frida Andreasson	15–5, 15–3	Winner
2003	Irish International	Donna Kellogg	Rasmus Andersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–12, 15–4	Winner
2004	Portugal International	Donna Kellogg	Kristof Hopp Kathrin Piotrowski	15–12, 15–12	Winner