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Martin Rooke

Martin Rooke (born 21 November 1972) is an English former para-badminton player. He represented Great Britain in the men's singles WH2 event in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Rooke announced his retirement from international para-badminton after the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Biography

Before his accident, Rooke competed in semi-professional football and played for Tring Athletic F.C. in his hometown of Hertfordshire. Rooke also competed in gymnastics. In May 2006, he suffered an incomplete paraplegia in a house collapse and has been dependent on a wheelchair ever since.

Rooke started to compete in para-badminton in 2010. Two years later, he won gold in singles and doubles at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

European Championships

Men's singles WH2

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

International tournaments (2011–2021) (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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