Christopher John Hunt (born 1 December 1968) is a retired

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player from

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Personal life

Chris Hunt was born on 1 December 1968 in Bolton, England. He has one brother. In 2000 he met Liza Giambattista. In 2007 Hunt had a daughter called Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt. Then in 2018 Hunt and Giambattista got married after 18 years of being together.

Career

Hunt won the gold medal at the

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in the men's doubles with Simon Archer in

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and

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. In

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they won the bronze medal. Hunt also won two commonwealth gold medals in the mixed team event and mixed doubles in Victoria

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along with a silver medal in the men's doubles. In 1998 event at Kuala Lumpur, Hunt won the three bronzes in men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's team event. He also participated at the 1992 Olympic Games in men's doubles, with

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, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Lee Sang-bok and

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. At the

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, he competed in the men's doubles with Simon Archer, losing in quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles with

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, losing in the round of 32. Hunt also competed at the

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in the mixed doubles with

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, and they were beaten in the round of 32.

Major Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

European Championships

''Men's doubles''

European Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Invitational tournaments

''Men's doubles''

References

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Chris 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Bolton English male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Great Britain Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games