Craig Robertson (badminton)

Craig Robertson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born9 January 1970[1][2]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubFauldhouse
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Mixed team
Scottish Nationals
1996, 2000, 01, 04–06 doubles
2002, 04 mixed
Scottish Open
2000 doubles

Craig Robertson (born 9 January 1970) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Robertson born in 1970,[2] was based in Fauldhouse, West Lothian[3] and represented Scotland at international level.[4]

In 1996, he partnered up with Alastair Gatt and formed a successful doubles team, winning their first Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1996.[5] The following year in 1997 he moved to Denmark for one year, in order to play badminton in Lillerød.[2]

Robertson represented the Scottish team[6] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the badminton events.[7]

He was twice more doubles championships at the Scottish National Badminton Championships with Gatt in 2000 and 2001,[8] before once again partnering Gatt at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[9] He also won a mixed team bronze medal at the Games.[10]

Robertson won three more national doubles titles with David Gilmour from 2004 to 2006.[8][5]

References

  1. ^ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Badminton". The Scotsman. 7 August 1997. p. 32. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Robertson wins". The Scotsman. 7 December 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 21 September 1996. p. 28. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Gatt for Games". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 7 June 2002. p. 70. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2026.