Peter Blackburn (badminton)

Peter Grant Blackburn (born 25 March 1968) is an Australian badminton player who affiliated with the Ballarat Badminton Association. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and collected four bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.^[1][2] Blackburn graduated from the Ballarat University College with a Diploma in Teaching in 1991.^[3] He was awarded the Hollioake Medallion in 1991, 1994 and 1995 for his outstanding contribution to sport in the City of Ballarat, and in 1999 he was named Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year.^[4]

Peter Blackburn
Personal information
Birth name	Peter Grant Blackburn
Country	Australia
Born	(1968-03-25) 25 March 1968 (age 54) Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Event	Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1994 Victoria Men's doubles 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles 1994 Victoria Mixed team Oceania Championships 2002 Suva Men's doubles 1999 Brisbane Men's doubles 1999 Brisbane Mixed doubles 1997 North Harbour Men's doubles 1997 North Harbour Mixed doubles Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2002 Suva Mixed team 1999 Brisbane Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Mark Nichols	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	1–15, 2–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Rhonda Cator	Simon Archer   Joanne Goode	10–15, 4–15	Bronze
1994	McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Rhonda Cator	Chris Hunt   Gillian Clark	7–15, 4–15	Bronze

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Suva, Fiji	Murray Hocking	Ashley Brehaut   Travis Denney	7–4, 7–8, 7–5	Gold
1999	Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia	David Bamford	Daniel Shirley   Dean Galt	15–10, 15–11	Gold
1997	North Harbour, New Zealand	David Bamford	Grant Walker   Kerrin Harrison	15–13, 17–14	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia	Rhonda Cator	David Bamford   Amanda Hardy	11–15, 15–3, 15–4	Gold
1997	North Harbour, New Zealand	Rhonda Cator	Daniel Shirley   Tammy Jenkins	14–17, 13–15	Silver

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	New Zealand International	Murray Hocking	John Gordon   Daniel Shirley	1–7, 4–7, 7–1	Runner-up
2001	Canberra International	Murray Hocking	John Gordon   Daniel Shirley	6–8, 5–7, 3–7	Runner-up
2001	Hamilton International	Murray Hocking	Chris Blair   Daniel Shirley	5–7, 7–0, 1–7	Runner-up
2000	Australia Capital International	David Bamford	Liu Kwok Wa   Albertus Susanto Njoto	9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1999	Victoria International	David Bamford	Ma Che Kong   Yau Tsz Yuk	4–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1999	Fiji International	Denis Constantin	Geoffrey Bellingham   Daniel Shirley	15–13, 15–12	Winner
1999	Western Australia International	David Bamford	Stuart Brehaut   Murray Hocking	17–15, 13–15, 15–11	Winner
1999	Wellington International	David Bamford	Ma Che Kong   Yau Tsz Yuk	8–15, 15–3, 15–6	Winner
1999	Waikato International	David Bamford	Manuel Dubrulle   Vincent Laigle	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1999	Auckland International	David Bamford	Dean Galt   Daniel Shirley	9–15, 15–10, 15–11	Winner
1998	Australian International	David Bamford	Murray Hocking   Mark Nichols	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1998	New South Wales International	David Bamford	Murray Hocking   Mark Nichols	8–15, 15–4, 15–3	Winner
1998	Auckland International	David Bamford	Anton Gargiulo   Nick Hall	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1997	Australian International	David Bamford	Murray Hocking   Mark Nichols	15–7, 16–18, 15–4	Winner
1997	Western Australia International	David Bamford	Gary Roberts   Michael Todd	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1995	Auckland International	Paul Staight	Dean Galt   Glenn Stewart	15–10, 13–15, 15–6	Winner
1995	Victoria International	Paul Staight	Matthew McCarthy   Ben McCarthy	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1995	Australian International	Paul Staight	Andrew Connolly   Murray Hocking	15–3, 15–9	Winner
1994	Australian International	Mark Nichols	Paul Kong   Denis Todd	15–3, 15–1	Winner
1993	Australian International	Mark Nichols	He Tim   Murray Hocking	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1992	Australian International	Mark Nichols	Ong Beng Teong   Paul Stevenson	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1991	New Zealand International	Darren McDonald	Dean Galt   Kerrin Harrison	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1989	Australian International	Gordon Lang	He Tim   D. Rughani	15–8, 15–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Victoria International	Rhonda Cator	Chris Blair   Rebecca Gordon	8–15, 15–13, 15–2	Winner
2000	New Zealand International	Rhonda Cator	Chris Blair   Sara Runesten-Petersen	15–8, 15–11	Winner
2000	Canadian International	Rhonda Cator	Mike Beres   Kara Solmundson	15–12, 12–15, 15–3	Winner
1999	Victoria International	Rhonda Cator	Daniel Shirley   Tammy Jenkins	15–8, 10–15, 15–9	Winner
1999	Fiji International	Rhonda Cator	Daniel Shirley   Tammy Jenkins	10–15, 15–10, 15–2	Winner
1999	Wellington International	Rhonda Cator	Daniel Shirley   Tammy Jenkins	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1999	Waikato International	Rhonda Cator	David Bamford   Amanda Hardy	15–12, 15–3	Winner
1998	Australian International	Rhonda Cator	Murray Hocking   Amanda Hardy	15–9, 11–15, 15–10	Winner
1998	South Australia International	Rhonda Cator	Dean Galt   Tammy Jenkins	15–4, 15–8	Winner
1998	New South Wales International	Rhonda Cator	David Bamford   Lisa Bamford	15–4, 15–1	Winner
1997	Australian International	Rhonda Cator	Murray Hocking   Lisa Campbell	15–7, 6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Western Australia International	Rhonda Cator	David Bamford   Kellie Lucas	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1996	Australian International	Rhonda Cator	Tam Kai Chuen   Tung Chau Man	11–15, 17–14, 15–6	Winner
1995	Victoria International	Rhonda Cator	Paul Stevenson   Amanda Hardy	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1995	Australian International	Rhonda Cator	Paul Stevenson   Amanda Hardy		Runner-up
1995	Victor Cup	Rhonda Cator	Michael Keck   Katrin Schmidt	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1994	New Zealand International	Rhonda Cator	Michael Keck   Christine Skropke	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1994	Australian International	Rhonda Cator	Mark Nichols   Amanda Hardy	14–17, 15–12, 7–15	Runner-up
1993	Australian International	Lisa Campbell	Mark Nichols   Amanda Hardy	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1992	Australian International	Lisa Campbell	Ong Beng Teong   Wendy Shinners	6–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1991	Australian International	Lisa Campbell	He Tim   Anna Lao	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1991	New Zealand International	Lisa Campbell	Darren McDonald   Anna Lao	15–8, 17–16	Winner

References

1. "Peter Blackburn". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
2. "Ballarat's most famous people". The Courier. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
3. "Peter Blackburn: Badminton - Ballarat University College". Federation University Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
4. "Ballarat Sportsmen's Club". www.ballaratsportsmensclub.org.au. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

External links

• Peter Blackburn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Peter Blackburn at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Peter Blackburn at the International Olympic Committee
• Peter Blackburn at the Australian Olympic Committee