Nigel Tier

Nigel Tier
Personal information
Full name	Nigel G Tier
Country	England
Born	(1958-10-03) 3 October 1958 (age 67)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's and Mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England World Championships 1985 Calgary Mixed doubles Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Men's doubles European Championships 1984 Preston Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed doubles 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed team 1977 Ta' Qali Boys' doubles

Nigel G Tier (born 3 October 1958) is an English retired badminton player.

Career

He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Gowers.

Tier represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the men's doubles with Andy Goode, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1][2]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Gillian Gowers	Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee	4–15, 8–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Andy Goode	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	8–15, 5–15	Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Gillian Clark	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	11–15, 8–15	Bronze
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	6–15, 8–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	RAF Ta Kali, Ta'Qali, Malta	Kevin Jolly	Jesper Toftlund Niels Christensen	Walkover	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	RAF Ta Kali, Ta'Qali, Malta	Karen Puttick	Kevin Jolly Karen Bridge	Walkover	Gold

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983-2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Scottish Open	Duncan Bridge	Morten Frost Jesper Helledie	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Duncan Bridge	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	9–15, 15–7, 17–18	Runner-up
1985	English Masters	Andy Goode	Chen Kang Zhang Qingwu	15–7, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	All England Open	Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	8–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1984	Malaysia Open	Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1984	Canada Open	Gillian Gowers	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1985	German Open	Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–12, 4–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1985	Indonesia Open	Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	12–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1985	Scandinavian Cup	Gillian Gowers	Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson	8–15, 15–5, 15–11	Winner
1986	Japan Open	Gillian Gowers	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	15–17, 9–15	Runner-up
1986	China Open	Gillian Gowers	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1986	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	12–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1986	World Grand Prix Finals	Gillian Gowers	Thomas Kihlström Christine Magnusson	15–8, 18–15	Winner

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Polish International	Mike Cattermole	Michal Malý Karel Lakomý	10–15, 15–5, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	French Open	Norman Goode	Andy Goode Steve Baddeley		Runner-up
1981	Czechoslovakian International	Steve Butler	Anatoliy Skripko Evgeniy Dayanov	15–2, 15–3	Winner
1983	Welsh International	Duncan Bridge	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	14–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1983	Bell's Open	Duncan Bridge	Andy Goode Darell Roebuck	15–8, 15–2	Winner
1983	Victor Cup	Duncan Bridge	Stefan Karlsson Torbjörn Pettersson	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1984	Scottish Open	Andy Goode	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1984	Victor Cup	Andy Goode	Dipak Tailor Chris Dobson	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Polish International	Catharine Troke	Bożena Wojtkowska Ewa Rusznica	15–4, 15–3	Winner
1981	French Open	Alison Fulton			Winner
1983	Victor Cup	Gillian Gowers	Duncan Bridge Karen Beckman	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1984	Bell's Open	Gillian Gowers	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	16–17, 13–15	Runner-up
1983	Victor Cup	Karen Chapman	Mike Butler Claire Backhouse	18–13, 15–9	Winner

References

1. "1986 Athletes". TeamEngland.org. Team England. N. Tier
2. "N. Tier". TheCGF.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

• "European results". BadmintonEurope.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
• "English statistics". BadmintonEngland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.

External links

• Nigel G Tier at BWFBadminton.com
• Nigel G Tier at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
• N. Tier at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)