Chris Rees (badminton)
Christopher Rees (born 30 June 1965) is a former Welsh badminton player, who later works as national team coach and manager. He won the boys' doubles title at the European Junior Champions in 1983 and the men's doubles bronze medalist at the European Championships in 1988. He competed at the 1986, 1990, and 1994 Commonwealth Games.
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| Birth name | Christopher Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles and doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rees has won 23 Welsh National Championships titles, achieved 130 caps for Wales, and reached a career-high as world number 12. After retired as badminton player, he went into coaching becoming Welsh national coach and manager, also part of Great Britain team coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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