Nicholas Ponting (born 13 June 1966) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Olympic Games

He was ranked No. 1 in the world at mixed doubles during 1993 and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta.

All England Open Badminton Championships

He won the mixed doubles event at the 1994 All England Open Badminton Championships with Joanne Wright.

World Championships

He won the bronze medal at the

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in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.

Commonwealth Games

He represented

and won a gold medal in the mixed team event and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Joanne Wright, at the

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in Victoria,

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Masters

Ponting still plays competitive badminton and currently represents England on the International Masters circuit winning multiple National and All England Masters titles in singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles. World Senior Championships and Senior European Championships Results: * 2009 World Championships Punta Umbria Spain – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury) * 2010 European Senior Championships Dundalk Ireland – Silver medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury) * 2011 World Championships Richmond Vancouver Canada – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles (with Chris Hunt) and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury) * 2013 World Championships Ankara Turkey – Silver medal 35+ men's doubles (with Lee Clapham )and Gold medal 40+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury) * 2014 European Championships Portugal – Gold medal 45+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury) * 2016 European Championships Slovenia – Gold medal 40+ men's doubles ( with Dan Plant) * 2017 World Championships Cochin, India – Gold medal 45+ mixed doubles (with Julie Bradbury)

References

External links

European results
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All England Champions 1899-2007

Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponting, Nick 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from London English male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Great Britain Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton