Geraint Lewis (badminton)

Geraint Lewis
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born27 August 1973[1]
Pontypridd, Wales
Sport
SportBadminton
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place1993singles
Gold medal – first place1996–1998doubles

Geraint Lewis (born 27 August 1973) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at two Commonwealth Games and is a four-times champion of Wales.

Biography

Lewis born in 1973, started playing at the age of 9.[2][3] He was from Beddau[4] but trained in Wiltshire, England[2] and represented Wales at international level.[5]

Lewis represented the Welsh team[6] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he competed in the singles and mixed doubles events.[7]

In 1996 he won the Leicestershire Open[8] and two years later represented the Welsh team again at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[9] where he competed in the singles and doubles events.[10]

He was the four-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, including winning the singles in 1993.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Geraint Lewis". Badminton Ranks. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Going for gold". Wales on Sunday. 23 May 1993. p. 69. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Hat-trick for Kelly". South Wales Echo. 16 February 1994. p. 43. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Court in the act!". South Wales Echo. 29 November 1994. p. 48. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wales beat France to avoid badminton woe". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 27 May 1993. p. 50. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "No 3 seeds collect titles". Leicester Daily Mercury. 9 March 1996. p. 83. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Wales Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 26 February 2026.