Craig Cooper (badminton)

Craig Cooper
Personal information
Birth name	Craig Richard Cooper
Country	New Zealand
Born	(1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Handedness	Left
Event	Men's singles & doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing New Zealand Oceania Championships Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Men's doubles Silver medal – second place 2008 Nouméa Mixed doubles Silver medal – second place 2004 Waitakere City Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 2006 Auckland Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 2002 Suva Mixed doubles Oceania Mixed Team Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Mixed team Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Mixed team Gold medal – first place 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team Silver medal – second place 2002 Suva Mixed team Oceania Women's Team Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Men's team Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Men's team Gold medal – first place 2004 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Craig Richard Cooper (born 28 February 1981) is a New Zealand badminton player who competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Geoffrey Bellingham	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	19–21, 13–15 Retired	Gold Gold
2004	Waitakere City, New Zealand	Geoffrey Bellingham	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	11–15, 15–17	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Renee Flavell	Henry Tam Donna Cranston	21–16, 19–21, 17–21	Silver Silver
2006	Auckland, New Zealand	Renee Flavell	Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith	14–21, 24–22, 17–21	Bronze Bronze
2002	Suva, Fiji	Tammy Jenkins	Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen	3–7, 2–7, 7–5	Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Waikato International	Joe Wu	Rei Sato Naomasa Senkyo	16–21, 15–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007	Fiji International	Blair Rutherford	Ryan Fong Burty Molia	21–17, 19–21, 11–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006	North Harbour International	Daniel Shirley	Henry Tam Joe Wu	21–11, 22–20	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005	Western Australia International	Geoffrey Bellingham	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	7–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005	North Harbour International	Geoffrey Bellingham	Boyd Cooper Travis Denney	15–11, 15–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005	Waikato International	Geoffrey Bellingham	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	15–13, 15–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005	Australian International	Geoffrey Bellingham	Boyd Cooper Travis Denney	11–15, 17–14, 12–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004	Auckland International	Geoffrey Bellingham	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	1–15, 15–11, 13–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002	Auckland International	Chris Blair	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	10–15, 15–6, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Victorian International	Renee Flavell	Murray Hocking Kate Wilson-Smith	22–20, 21–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Australian International	Renee Flavell	Aji Basuki Sindoro Peggy Lim	21–17, 26–24	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Fiji International	Renee Flavell	Ben Walklate Erin Carroll	17–21, 21–14, 21–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Samoa International	Renee Flavell	Ben Walklate Erin Carroll	21–4, 21–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006	Australian International	Renee Flavell	Daniel Shirley Joanne Quay	10–21, 19–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006	Waikato International	Renee Flavell	José Antonio Crespo Doriana Rivera	21–17, 21–18	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005	North Harbour International	Lianne Shirley	Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen	2–15, 3–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005	Waikato International	Lianne Shirley	Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen	4–15, 17–14, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004	Canterbury International	Lianne Shirley	Hiroshi Shimizu Miyuki Tai	11–15, 15–10, 15–4	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004	New Zealand International	Lianne Shirley	Boyd Cooper Susan Dobson	15–7, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001	Canberra International	Tammy Jenkins	Daniel Shirley Renee Flavell	5–7, 7–5, 1–7	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

External links

• Craig Cooper at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Craig Cooper at Olympics.com