Peter Knowles (born 28 December 1969) is a former

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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 p ...

player. He competed for

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at the 1996 and

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. He also represented

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at the

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and

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ...

, winning a mixed team gold in 1994, and a men's team bronze medal in 1998. Knowles who played for Kent badminton won the men's singles title at the

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in 1997, and has been capped 39 times for England.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles''

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, Peter 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Stockport English male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Great Britain Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games