Nathan Robertson
| Nathan Robertson | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country |
 England
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| Born |
30 May 1977 Nottingham, England
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Julian Robertson |
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| Highest ranking | 1 (in XD) 4 (in MD) |
| Current ranking | 9 (in XD) 56 (in MD) (February 2011) |
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| BWF profile | |
Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977 in Nottingham) is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Specialist Sports College.
His best results include winning gold at the 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, both partnering Gail Emms in the mixed doubles. He has won six medals at the Commonwealth Games, and has won the last four men's doubles (with Anthony Clark) and the last two mixed doubles (with Gail Emms) at the English National Badminton Championships.
Robertson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Anthony Clark. They defeated Sudket Prapakamol and Patapol Ngernsrisuk of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia, who had previously represented England for a brief period.
He also competed in mixed doubles with Emms. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Björn Siegemund and Nicol Pitro of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Robertson and Emms beat Chen Qiqiu and Zhao Tingting of China 15-8, 17-15 to advance to the semifinals. There, they beat Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 15-6, 15-12. In the final, they lost to Chinese pair Zhang Jun and Gao Ling 15-1, 12-15, 15-12 to finish with the silver medal.
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