Michael Scandolera
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1959 (age 65) | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael George "Mike" Scandolera (born 19 August 1959[1]) is an Australian badminton player.
Scandolera took part in the 1989 Badminton World Championships. He achieved a world ranking of 17 in the men's doubles and 65 in the men's singles. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal with the Australian team and the gold medal in the mixed doubles with Audrey Tuckey.[2] Four years earlier he won another bronze medal with the Australian team at the Commonwealth Games. This was the first ever gold medal won in Australian Badminton History.
Results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Event | Rank | Name |
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| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Team | 3 | Australia |
| 1982 | Australian Championships | Mixed doubles | 1 | Mike Scandolera / Maxine Evans |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Mixed doubles | 1 | Mike Scandolera / Audrey Tuckey |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Team | 3 | Australia |
| 1989 | World Championships | Men's singles | 65 | Mike Scandolera |
| 1989 | World Championships | Men's doubles | 17 | Mike Scandolera / Gordon Lang |
References
[edit]- ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Badminton's blast from the past". BBC News. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Michael Scandolera at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Categories:
- Australian male badminton players
- Living people
- 1959 births
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games