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Michael Scandolera
Personal information
CountryAustralia
Born19 August 1959 (1959-08-19) (age 65)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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Year Tournament Event Rank Name
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

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  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Badminton's blast from the past". BBC News. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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