Andrew Groves-Burke
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1967[1] Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
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Andrew J. Groves-Burke né Burke (born c.1967) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a five-times champion of Wales.[2]
Biography
Born in 1967 as Andrew Burke[3] he played out of Cardiff[4] and represented Wales at international level[5] He was a five-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the mixed doubles with Sarah William in 1994 and 1995 and the men's doubles with Geraint Lewis in 1996, 1997 and 1998.[6]
In 1995 he married Natasha Groves and would later play under the name of Groves-Burke.[7] His sister-in-law Tanya Woodward was an English international player.[8]
At the end of 1996 he was ranked Welsh number 1 in both men's doubles and mixed doubles,[9] with partners Geraint Lewis and Sarah Williams respectively.[10]
Groves-Burke represented the Welsh team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[11] where he competed in the doubles, mixed and team events.[12]
He helped the Welsh Badminton Union (WBU) organise the National Welsh Championships[13] and continued to work as an administrative officer with them after the 1998 Games.[3]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Profile". BWF. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Hat-trick for Kelly". South Wales Echo. 16 February 1994. p. 43. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "French fall as Welsh march in". South Wales Echo. 28 November 1996. p. 55. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Feast of top games". Ireland's Saturday Night. 6 December 1997. p. 10. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Sport in Brief". Wales on Sunday. 1 December 1996. p. 55. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "News in brief". South Wales Echo. 24 December 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". South Wales Echo. 24 November 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Wales Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Sport in Brief". Wales on Sunday. 26 January 1997. p. 71. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.