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.
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1973[1] Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editLewis 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
edit- ↑ "Geraint Lewis". Badminton Ranks. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Going for gold". Wales on Sunday. 23 May 1993. p. 69. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hat-trick for Kelly". South Wales Echo. 16 February 1994. p. 43. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Court in the act!". South Wales Echo. 29 November 1994. p. 48. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales beat France to avoid badminton woe". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 27 May 1993. p. 50. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "No 3 seeds collect titles". Leicester Daily Mercury. 9 March 1996. p. 83. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Wales Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 26 February 2026.