Badminton Players Profiles : Chris Adcock [England]

Chris Adcock

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Name: Chris Adcock
Born: 27 April 1989
Birthplace: Leicester
Based: Milton Keynes
Twitter: @ChrisAdcock1


Right/left-handed: Lefty
Height: 6ft (183cm)

Sponsor: Yonex
Racket: Voltric Z-Force

Highest world ranking: Mixed Doubles:5  Men's Doubles: 9
Event: Mixed Doubles and Men's Doubles
Partner: Gabby Adcock and Andy Ellis
Coach: Pete Jeffrey, Jakob Hoi

Started playing: Aged 4 – with my grandad in the back garden
First represented England: 2007 in the Thomas Cup European qualifiers in Holland in 2007
How I got started: Through my family- my grandad used to play a bit then my brothers all played.
Education: Col Frank Seely School in Nottingham. The same school as England coach Dave Lindley and Paralympian Richard Whitehead. Played in the school football team- first as a forward then a defender.
Ambition: To win Olympic gold
Best performance of career: World Championships Mixed Doubles silver medal with Imogen Bankier (Wembley 2011), Hong Kong Open Superseries winner 2013 with Gabby Adcock.
Major achievements: 2014 Commonwealth gold and silver medal, 2012 Olympian, World Championship silver medal 2011, ranked top 5 in the world, Double European bronze medallist 2012, Commonwealth bronze medallist 2010.

How I relax: Chilling at home with wife Gabby and our dog Bowser. Also love going out for nice meals when we are home and taking Bowser for walks.
Favourite sport other than badminton: Football
About me: Big Chelsea fan
If I wasn’t a badminton player: I would be a footballer