Peter Grant Blackburn (born 25 March 1968) is an Australian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player who affiliated with the Ballarat Badminton Association. He competed at the

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, and collected four bronze medals at the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

. Blackburn graduated from the

Ballarat University College The University of Ballarat, Australia was a dual-sector university with multiple campuses in Victoria, Australia, including its main Ballarat campus, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide that were authorized by the university to provide diploma, un ...

with a Diploma in Teaching in 1991. He was awarded the Hollioake Medallion in 1991, 1994 and 1995 for his outstanding contribution to sport in the City of

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

, and in 1999 he was named Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Oceania Championships

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, Peter 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Ballarat Australian male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Australia Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (state)