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David Humble

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David Humble
Personal information
Full nameDavid Gerard M. Humble
CountryCanada
Born (1967-03-06) 6 March 1967 (age 57)
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
HandednessRight
Career record52 wins, 39 losses
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Mixed team
BWF profile

David Gerard M. Humble (born 6 March 1967 in Dumfries, United Kingdom) is a retired male badminton player from Canada.[1][2][3]

Born in the United Kingdom, he later moved to Alberta and started to represent Canada in international tournaments.[4]

Career

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Humble competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Darren Hall, of Great Britain, 15–6, 15–4.

He was a finalist at the 1991 Irish International, where he lost 10–15, 3–15 to Jeroen van Dijk of the Netherlands.[5] In 1995, he lost the final of the Australian International to Paul Stevenson.[6] He then competed in the 1995 Australian International Championships. He entered the final but lost to Yifeng Shen.[7]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Irish International Netherlands Jeroen van Dijk 10–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Australian International Australia Paul Stevenson 5–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Australian Championships Australia Yifeng Shen 8–15, 15–11, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "David HUMBLE | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ "David Gerard M. HUMBLE - Olympics". Olympics. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Rankings of David Humble". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ "David Humble - sports-reference". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ^ "BWF - Irish International 1991 I - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ^ "BWF - Australian Int 1995 (I) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. ^ "BWF - Australian Champs 1995 (I) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.