Mike Tredgett

Mike Tredgett
Personal information
Country	England
Born	5 April 1949 (1949-04-05) (age 75) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Great Britain World Games Silver medal – second place 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing England World Championships Silver medal – second place 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles Silver medal – second place 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1977 Malmö Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles Thomas Cup Bronze medal – third place 1982 London Men's team Bronze medal – third place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Men's doubles Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Men's doubles European Championships Gold medal – first place 1976 Dublin Men's doubles Gold medal – first place 1978 Preston Men's doubles Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Men's doubles Gold medal – first place 1978 Preston Mixed doubles Gold medal – first place 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles Silver medal – second place 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles Silver medal – second place 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1980 Groningen Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1984 Preston Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1978 Preston Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1982 Böblingen Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1976 Dublin Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1980 Groningen Mixed team

Michael 'Mike' Graham Tredgett (born 5 April 1949) is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles.

Badminton career

Tredgett won five medals in the World Championships between 1977 and 1983. He is also one of the most successful players ever in the European Badminton Championships with 5 titles, three of them in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles. He shared three All-England mixed doubles titles (1978, 1980, 1981) with Nora Perry and reached the All-England men's doubles final twice with Ray Stevens (1972, 1980) and twice with Martin Dew (1983, 1984). He won men's doubles with Stevens at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. In 1978 he married fellow badminton player Kathryn Whiting (a former English Junior champion).

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Ray Stevens	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	8–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Martin Dew	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	10–15, 10–15	Silver Silver

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
2	Mixed doubles (with Nora Perry)	1980	Jakarta, INA
3 3	Men's doubles (with Ray Stevens) Mixed doubles (with Nora Perry)	1977	Malmö, SWE
3	Mixed doubles (with Karen Chapman)	1983	Copenhague, DEN
European Championships
1	Men's doubles	1976	Dublin, IRE
1 1	Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1978	Preston, ENG
1	Mixed doubles	1980	Groningen, NED
1	Men's doubles	1984	Preston, ENG
2 2	Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1982	Böblingen, GER
3 3	Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1974	Vienna, AUT
3	Mixed doubles	1976	Dublin, IRE
3	Men's doubles	1980	Groningen, NED
3	Mixed doubles	1984	Preston, ENG

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
1983	All England Open	Martin Dew	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	10–15, 13–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Martin Dew	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	15–12, 16–18, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984	German Open	Martin Dew	Duncan Bridge Nigel Tier	15–9, 7–15, 18–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984	All England Open	Martin Dew	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	11–15, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

• All England champions 1899-2007
• English statistics
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 169, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6