Chris Hunt (badminton)

Christopher John Hunt (born 1 December 1968) is a retired badminton player from England.

Personal life

Template:BLP unref section 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 European Championships in the men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal. Hunt also won two commonwealth gold medals in the mixed team event and mixed doubles in Victoria [1994], 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 Andy Goode, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Lee Sang-bok and Shon Jin-hwan. At the 1996 Olympic Games, he competed in the men's doubles with Simon Archer, losing in quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles with Joanne Muggeridge, losing in the round of 32. Hunt also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles with Donna Kellogg, and they were beaten in the round of 32.

Major Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit Template:Flagicon Soo Beng Kiang	10–15, 9–15	Silver Silver
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	13–15, 11–15	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Julie Bradbury	15–11, 15–4	Gold Gold
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Joanne Davies	15–7, 15–17, 14–17	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Andrey Antropov Template:Flagicon Nikolai Zuyev	18–16, 15–4	Gold Gold
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund	6–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Peter Axelsson Template:Flagicon Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–3, 15–3	Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Template:Flagicon Andrew Fairhurst	Template:Flagicon Frederik Lindquist Template:Flagicon Thomas Olsen	15–17, 15–6, 12–15	Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Template:Flagicon Stellan Österberg	10–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1994	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono Template:Flagicon Antonius Ariantho	18–17, 5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund	6–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1996	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Thomas Stavngaard Template:Flagicon Jim Laugesen	15–17, 15–10, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark	Template:Flagicon Nick Ponting Template:Flagicon Joanne Wright	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1994	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Dede Hasanah	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1995	Russian Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	3–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1996	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Chung So-young	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Bell's Open	Template:Flagicon Andrew Fairhurst	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Mike Brown	17–15, 10–15, 18–13	Winner
1990	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Mike Brown	Template:Flagicon Andrey Antropov Template:Flagicon Sergey Melnikov	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1991	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Glen Milton	7–15, 15–2, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Nick Ponting Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Nick Ponting Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1991	Spanish International	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Fernandes Template:Flagicon Fernando Silva	15–4, 15–3	Winner
1992	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Michael Keck Template:Flagicon Robert Neumann	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Andrey Antropov Template:Flagicon Nikolai Zuyev	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode	Template:Flagicon Nick Ponting Template:Flagicon Dave Wright	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1992	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Julian Robertson	Template:Flagicon Andrey Antropov Template:Flagicon Nikolai Zuyev	15–12, 10–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1993	Swiss La Chaux de Fonds	Template:Flagicon Michael Adams	Template:Flagicon Pierre Pelupessy Template:Flagicon Quinten van Dalm	15–8, 17–14	Winner
1993	Hamburg Cup	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Sergei Melnikov Template:Flagicon Nikolai Zuyev	6–15, 15–7, 15–5	Winner
1995	Wimbledon Open	Template:Flagicon John Quinn	Template:Flagicon Ian Pearson Template:Flagicon James Anderson	15–2, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Tracy Dineen	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Heidi Bender	15–10, 2–15, 15–12	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman	Template:Flagicon Andy Goode Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	17–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	Wimbledon International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Tao Xiaoqiang Template:Flagicon Jiang Wen	6–15, 15–6, 15–13	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Joanne Davies	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1999	Australian International	Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	Template:Flagicon Michael Keck Template:Flagicon Erica van den Heuvel	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Copenhagen Masters	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Henrik Svarrer	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Copenhagen Masters	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	13–15, 8–15	Runner-up

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