Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Scandolera


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Consensus that his sports record warrants keep. (non-admin closure)  Onel 5969  TT me 15:55, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Michael Scandolera

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Lack of GNG. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 20:06, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. See WP:NBADMINTON. Satisfies criterion 1: Participation at the Olympic Games, or World Championships. Florentyna (talk) 21:41, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:10, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:10, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep. He was the Commonwealth Games gold medalists. Stvbastian (talk) 03:09, 8 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete, WP:NSPORTS says that "standalone articles are required to meet the General Notability Guideline". I felt sure this person would have something written about them given their medal hauls, but a search on Factiva and in Trove Newspapers didn't turn up much.  Lots of brief mentions and score reports, but nothing substantial that was actually about him.  I do not believe he would meet the WP:GNG.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 10:50, 8 June 2017 (UTC).
 * Comment: Mike Scandolera is a three-time Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalist along with being the first Australian badminton player to win gold medal in these games. The Euroa Gazette's article – Scandolera pays a visit to impart his knowledge of big time – gives details of his career and the three CWG medals. And The Canberra Times's article under the title First gold in badminton confirms him being the first Australian CWG gold medalist in badminton. There are couple of other relevant sources at the article already. Now, Notability_(people) states that an "athlete is presumed to be notable if the person has actively participated in a major amateur or professional competition or won a significant honor....". And he has done both, as CWG is a major event. So, he clearly satisfies the WP:NSPORT. He also easily satisfies WP:NBADMINTON. I agree that finding online sources for a 1980s sportsperson won't be easy, but there are enough sources here to prove his notability.


 * P.S. You can also search his record at the official website of the Commonwealth Games Federation: First click here, then click on ATHLETE SEARCH & type scandolera in the Name field. This will show his name – Michael George Scandolera – & clicking on it will show his details of CWG medals/participation. You will find that he had represented Australia in three CWGs & participated in twelve events along with winning three medals. It also shows that he was Australia's one of the top badminton players for at least around one decade. And for that to happen, he must've played in numerous international events, which should be enough to meet GNG. - NitinMlk (talk) 21:09, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep. See WP:NBADMINTON. As addition, he fulfills all there stated criteria except 4 (this series did not exist in this time).

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Participation at the Olympic Games, or World Championships,
 * Competed in the quarter finals at a tournament of the highest level outside of the Olympics or World Championships (e.g. Continental Championships, BWF Super Series or Commonwealth Games) in teams or singles or doubles competitions.
 * Medalist at the highest international teams or singles/doubles championships of a country (e.g. Canadian Open, German Open, Slovak International, here Australia Open 1994).
 * Gold medalist at a national teams or singles/doubles championship, for countries that regularly send athletes to the Olympics. Florentyna (talk) 05:20, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:23, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep. Verifiably a world class badminton player, with sufficient sourcing for a short article. --Michig (talk) 09:09, 21 June 2017 (UTC)


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