Martin Rooke (born 21 November 1972) is an English former

para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...

player. He represented

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in the men's singles WH2 event in para-badminton at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Rooke announced his retirement from international para-badminton after the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Biography

Before his accident, Rooke competed in semi-professional football and played for Tring Athletic F.C. in his hometown of

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. Rooke also competed in

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. In May 2006, he suffered an incomplete paraplegia in a house collapse and has been dependent on a wheelchair ever since. Rooke started to compete in para-badminton in 2010. Two years later, he won gold in singles and doubles at the

European Para-Badminton Championships The European Para-Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) which has now merged with the BWF. This tournament is hosted to crown the best para-badminton players in Europe. The inaugural edi ...

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's doubles WH1–WH2''

European Championships

''Men's singles WH2'' ''Men's doubles WH1–WH2'' ''Mixed doubles WH1–WH2''

International tournaments (2011–2021) (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

''Men's singles WH2'' ''Men's doubles WH1–WH2'' ''Mixed doubles WH1–WH2''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rooke, Martin 1972 births Living people British para-badminton players Paralympic badminton players for Great Britain Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Hertfordshire