Krysten Coombs
Personal information
Country England
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
ResidenceTotnes, England, United Kingdom
Height1.36 m (4 ft 6 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Jack Shephard 1 January 2019)
Current ranking6 (MS)
8 (MD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 RotterdamMen's singles
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Stoke MandevilleMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2017 UlsanMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2017 UlsanMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2011 Guatemala CityMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2015 Stoke MandevilleMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 DortmundMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2016 BeekDoubles
Gold medal – first place2018 RodezMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2008 DortmundMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2010 ZurichMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2018 RodezMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2012 DortmundMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 MurciaMen's doubles

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]

Coombs was also 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
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Brazil Vitor Tavares 21–12, 10–21, 21–16 Bronze

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011[lower-alpha 1] Guatemala City, Guatemala Russia Alexander Mekhdiev 15–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
Australia Michael Blair 21–11, 21–15
Australia Dalton Ong 21–12, 21–12
Republic of Ireland Niall Mcveigh 13–21, 16–21
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Malaysia Didin Taresoh 14–21, 21–18, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea England Jack Shephard 21–10, 19–21, 21–23 Silver Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 5–21, 21–18, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin		 21–11, 21–16 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 19–21, 21–16, 16–21 Silver Silver

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France England Jack Shephard 21–17, 10–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany		 Silver Silver
2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,
Filzbach, Switzerland		 Silver Silver
2014[lower-alpha 2] High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		 England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin		 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
Poland Grzegorz Jednaki
Scotland Robert Laing		 21–17, 21–6
Republic of Ireland Niall Mcveigh
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev		 21–23, 21–15, 17–21
2018[lower-alpha 3] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 England Jack Shephard Republic of Ireland Andrew Moorcroft
Scotland Robert Laing		 21–6, 21–8 Gold Gold
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
France Fabien Morat		 21–10, 21–11
Serbia Milan Grahovac
Serbia Djordje Koprivica		 21–3, 21–4
England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin		 15–21, 21–10, 21–10

Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 England Jack Shephard England Andrew Martin
Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh		 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany		 Gold Gold
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 England Jennifer Greasley Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
Germany Anna Spindelndreier		 16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

International Tournaments (14 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International England Andrew Martin 15–21, 21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–13, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–18, 21–23, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 11–21, 21–14, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 16–21, 21–19, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 China Para Badminton International Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 7–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 French Para Badminton International England Andrew Martin 18–21, 5–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 22–20, 23–25, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Japan Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 22–20, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
England Andrew Martin		 21–11, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Poland Grzegorz Jednaki
Netherlands Sun-jong Lie		 21–8, 21–8
Scotland Robert Laing
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–14, 21–6
2016 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard England Oliver Clarke
England Andrew Martin		 21–4, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 14–21, 21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard South Korea An Gyeong-min
Republic of Ireland Andrew Moorcroft		 21–3, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali		 21–5, 21–11
Japan Yohei Hatakeyama
France Fabien Morat		 21–7, 21–2

Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Irish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–16, 18–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Japan Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard India Mark Joseph Dharmai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim		 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ↑ "Krysten Coombs - Badminton England". Badminton England. 9 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "World Para-badminton Championships: Jack Shephard & Krysten Coombs battle for Paralympic qualification". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Krysten Coombs keeping up". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "tbh: By Krysten Coombs". ParalympicsGB. 17 July 2019.

Notes

  1. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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