Chris Langridge
Christopher Phillip Langridge is an English badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles, partnered with Marcus Ellis. They also won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 European Games.
Early life and education
Chris Langridge was born on 2 May 1985 in Epsom, Surrey.Langridge was educated at Therfield School, a state comprehensive school in the town of Leatherhead in Surrey in southern England. The school were twice National Schools champions. Langridge was introduced to badminton when he was ten by his teacher Jackie Cunningham who was a badminton coach of the county, and within 18 months at the age of twelve he made the England team. He also played tennis for the South East region, and he was a football player as well as a 100-metre and 200-metre runner.
Career
Langridge teamed up with a number of players in the doubles, for example with Peter Mills in the men's doubles, and starting in 2012 with Heather Olver in the mixed doubles. Langridge won three medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – a silver in the mixed doubles with Olver, a bronze in the men's doubles with Mills, as well as a silver in the mixed team match. By 2013, he has won three gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in the men's doubles and mixed doubles.In September 2014, he teamed up with Marcus Ellis. They won the men's doubles title in the English National Badminton Championships in both 2015 and 2016. They won a bronze in the 2016 European Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon. They have also won medals in the European Team Championships with a silver in the Mixed Team in 2015, and a bronze medal in the Men's Team in 2016.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, despite ranking only No. 22 in the world, Ellis and Langridge managed to win a bronze, the first Olympic medal in badminton men's doubles won by a British team.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Langridge won a gold in the men's doubles with Marcus Ellis, which is England's first men's badminton double title at the Games in 40 years. He also won a bronze in the mixed team event.
Langridge qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the men's doubles with Marcus Ellis. Competed as the second seed, they managed to claim the gold medal after beat the top seed from Denmark Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in straight games 21–17, 21–10.
Personal life
Langridge is married to Emma Page.Achievements
Summer Olympic Games
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Marcus Ellis |  Chai Biao Hong Wei | 21–18, 19–21, 21–10 | Bronze |
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |  Marcus Ellis |  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 21–13, 21–16 | Gold |
| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Peter Mills | Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis | 21–17, 21–17 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Heather Olver | Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock | 9–21, 12–21 | Silver |
European Games
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Marcus Ellis |  Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 21–17, 21–10 | Gold |
European Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Marcus Ellis | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 19–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis | David Daugaard Frederik Søgaard | 23–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2018 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis |  Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 21–23, 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis |  Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel | 19–21, 21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Bitburger Open | Peter Mills | Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schoettler | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Scottish Open | Heather Olver |  Robert Blair Imogen Bankier | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Heather Olver | Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Kharkiv International | Marcus Ellis | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Azerbaijan International | Marcus Ellis | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel | 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Marcus Ellis |  Lu Chia-hung Lu Chia-pin | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Austrian Open | Marcus Ellis |  Kenya Mitsuhashi Yuta Watanabe | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Welsh International | Marcus Ellis |  Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha | 21–16, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | White Nights | Marcus Ellis | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | 10–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Italian International | Marcus Ellis | Michael Fuchs Johannes Schoettler | 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | Belgian International | Peter Mills | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Kim Astrup | 18–21, 21–9, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Czech International | Peter Mills | Peter Briggs Harley Towler | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Austrian International | Anthony Clark | Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2010 | Italian International | Anthony Clark |  Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Irish International | Anthony Clark | Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Czech International | Robin Middleton | Marcus Ellis Peter Mills | 21–9, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Swedish International | Robin Middleton | Mikkel Elbjorn Christian John Skovgaard | 21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2009 | Scotland International | Robin Middleton | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 21–19, 24–26, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Robin Middleton | Rasmus Bonde Mikkel Delbo Larsen | 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2009 | Spanish Open | Dean George | Rasmus Bonde Mikkel Delbo Larsen | 24–26, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Swedish International | David Lindley | Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato | 21–15, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Scotland International | David Lindley | Richard Eidestedt Andrew Ellis | 19–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Slovak International | David Lindley | Dean George Chris Tonks | 21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2006 | Croatian International | Chris Tonks | Ian Palethorpe Kristian Roebuck | 23–21, 15–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2005 | Czech International | Chris Tonks | Anders Kristiansen Simon Mollyhus | 15–6, 15–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Welsh International | Heather Olver | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 21–17, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Welsh International | Heather Olver | Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White | 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Czech International | Heather Olver | Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White | 22–20, 6–7 Retired | Winner |
| 2012 | Belgian International | Heather Olver | Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White | 21–9, 10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Belgian International | Joanne Nicholas | Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski | 21–17, 15–21, 25–23 | Winner |
| 2006 | Croatian International | Jenny Day | Kristian Roebuck Jenny Wallwork | 21–18, 24–22 | Winner |