Martin Rooke

Martin Rooke
Personal information
Country England
Born (1972-11-21) 21 November 1972
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking3 (MS 25 June 2019)
1 (MD with Thomas Wandschneider 1 January 2019)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Murcia Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beek Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beek Men's singles

Martin Rooke (born 21 November 1972) is an English former para-badminton player. He represented Great Britain in the men's singles WH2 event in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[1][2][3]

Rooke announced his retirement from international para-badminton after the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Biography

Before his accident, Rooke competed in semi-professional football and played for Tring Athletic F.C. in his hometown of Hertfordshire. Rooke also competed in gymnastics.[5] In May 2006, he suffered an incomplete paraplegia in a house collapse and has been dependent on a wheelchair ever since.[6]

Rooke started to compete in para-badminton in 2010. Two years later, he won gold in singles and doubles at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany England Gobi Ranganathan South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon 		14–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

European Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany England Gobi Ranganathan 21–15, 16–21, 21–17 Gold Gold
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain France François Nalborczyk 21–9, 21–6 Gold Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Netherlands Jordy Brouwer 21–9, 21–5 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Israel Amir Levi 21–18, 13–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012[a] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		England Gobi Ranganathan Spain Javier Fernández
Spain José Guillermo Lama 		21–8, 21–17 Gold Gold
Germany David Holz
Germany Manfred Steinhart 		21–18, 21–16
Netherlands Jordy Brouwer
France François Nalborczyk 		21–8, 21–10
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain 		Turkey Avni Kertmen France David Toupé
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		11–21, 13–21 Silver Silver
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands 		France David Toupé England Connor Dua-Harper
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		17–21, 21–12, 16–21 Silver Silver
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		Germany Thomas Wandschneider France David Toupé
Israel Amir Levi 		21–19, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain 		Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath France David Toupé
Switzerland Sonja Häsler 		21–15, 21–8 Gold Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands 		Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath France David Toupé
Turkey Narin Uluç 		21–18, 21–14 Gold Gold

International tournaments (2011–2021) (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 French Para-Badminton International England Gobi Ranganathan 21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016[a] Turkish Para-Badminton International Switzerland Christian Hamböck 21–5, 21–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Finland Harri Isomaeki 21–11, 21–7
Malaysia Madzlan Saibon 16–21, 15–21
2018 Japan Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Sun-cheol 18–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International England Connor Dua-Harper France David Toupé
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		20–22, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Irish Para-Badminton International Germany Thomas Wandschneider South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 England Para-Badminton Championships Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Sujirat Pookkham 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath Germany Young-chin Mi
Germany Valeska Knoblauch 		21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Turkish Para-Badminton International Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath France David Toupé
Switzerland Sonja Häsler 		22–20, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Notes

  1. ^ a b This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ "ParalympicsGB | Krysten coombs and martin rooke added to paralympicsgb squad". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong badminton players Chan and Chu into Tokyo semis". South China Morning Post. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. ^ BEMedia (2021-12-28). "A look back at the 2020 Paralympic Games". Badminton England. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  4. ^ "Pioneering Para Badminton Coaching Course Makes History in UAE". development.bwfbadminton.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  5. ^ "ParalympicsGB | Britain's best to break new ground at badminton world championships". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  6. ^ BEMedia (2021-08-28). "Tokyo diary: Martin Rooke". Badminton England. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
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