Chris Hunt (badminton)

Christopher John Hunt (born 1 December 1968) is a retired badminton player from England.

Personal life
Chris Hunt was born on 1 December 1968 in Bolton, England. He has one brother.

In 2000 he met Liza Giambattista. In 2007 Hunt had a daughter called Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt. Then in 2018 Hunt and Giambattista got married after 18 years of being together.

Career
Hunt won the gold medal at the European Championships in the men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal. Hunt also won two commonwealth gold medals in the mixed team event and mixed doubles in Victoria [1994], along with a silver medal in the men's doubles.

He also participated at the 1992 Olympic Games in men's doubles, with Andy Goode, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Lee Sang-bok and Shon Jin-hwan. At the 1996 Olympic Games, he competed in the men's doubles with Simon Archer, losing in quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles with Joanne Muggeridge, losing in the round of 32. Hunt also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles with Donna Kellogg, and they were beaten in the round of 32.

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

Men's doubles