Krysten Coombs
Krysten Michael Francis Coombs (born 15 November 1990) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events, he also competed in para table tennis nationally before switching to badminton. He competes alongside Jack Shephard in men's doubles events.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 15 November 1990 Brighton, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.36 m (4 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Achondroplasia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | SS6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Coombs was an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones in a fourth season episode.[4]
Achievements
Paralympic Games
Men's singles SH6
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Vitor Gonçalves Tavares |
21–12, 10–21, 21–16 |  Bronze |
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Round robin |  Bronze | |
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England |  Didin Taresoh |
14–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Jack Shephard |
21–10, 19–21, 21–23 |  Silver |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Jack Shephard |
Isaak Dalglish Andrew Martin |
21–11, 21–16 |  Gold |
| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Jack Shephard |
 Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim |
19–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Silver |
References
- "Krysten Coombs - Badminton England". Badminton England. 9 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "World Para-badminton Championships: Jack Shephard & Krysten Coombs battle for Paralympic qualification". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Krysten Coombs keeping up". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "tbh: By Krysten Coombs". ParalympicsGB. 17 July 2019.
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