Craig Robertson (badminton)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1970[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fauldhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Robertson (born 9 January 1970) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Robertson born in 1970,[2] was based in Fauldhouse, West Lothian[3] and represented Scotland at international level.[4]
In 1996, he partnered up with Alastair Gatt and formed a successful doubles team, winning their first Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1996.[5] The following year in 1997 he moved to Denmark for one year, in order to play badminton in Lillerød.[2]
Robertson represented the Scottish team[6] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the badminton events.[7]
He was twice more doubles championships at the Scottish National Badminton Championships with Gatt in 2000 and 2001,[8] before once again partnering Gatt at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[9] He also won a mixed team bronze medal at the Games.[10]
Robertson won three more national doubles titles with David Gilmour from 2004 to 2006.[8][5]
References
- ↑ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Badminton". The Scotsman. 7 August 1997. p. 32. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Robertson wins". The Scotsman. 7 December 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 21 September 1996. p. 28. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gatt for Games". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 7 June 2002. p. 70. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2026.