Biography

GHAFFAR Aamir

Nationality	ENG England
Birth Date	18/08/1979
Gender	Men
Height (m / in)	1.85/6'0''
Weight (kg / lbs)	86/190
Events Inscribed	Badminton Men's Singles Member of England Badminton Mixed Team

Date	Venue	Event	Country - Name	Results	Status
16 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Preliminary Round Pool D - Match 28 (MS)	ENG - GHAFFAR A	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Pool Results Summary Pool
16 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Preliminary Round Pool D - Match 28 (MS)	SEY - CUPIDON GW	0 19 14	Completed	Results	Pool Results Summary Pool
17 Mar 14:01	EXB Court 1	Mixed Team Preliminary Round Pool D - Match 29 (MS)	ENG - GHAFFAR A	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Pool Results Summary Pool
17 Mar 14:01	EXB Court 1	Mixed Team Preliminary Round Pool D - Match 29 (MS)	TRI - CHARLES D	0 10 14	Completed	Results	Pool Results Summary Pool
18 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Preliminary Round Pool D - Match 27 (MS)	ENG - GHAFFAR A	2 21 17 21	Completed	Results	Pool Results Summary Pool
18 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Preliminary Round Pool D - Match 27 (MS)	IND - ANAND C	1 19 21 17	Completed	Results	Pool Results Summary Pool
19 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Semifinal Match 38 (MS)	IND - SRIDHAR A	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Bracket
19 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Semifinal Match 38 (MS)	ENG - GHAFFAR A	0 15 14	Completed	Results	Bracket
20 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Final Match 40 (MS)	MAS - LEE CW	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Bracket Medals
20 Mar 19:01	EXB Court 2	Mixed Team Final Match 40 (MS)	ENG - GHAFFAR A	0 8 8	Completed	Results	Bracket Medals
22 Mar 9:06	EXB Court 2	Men's Singles Round of 32 Match 23	ENG - GHAFFAR Aamir	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Bracket
22 Mar 9:06	EXB Court 2	Men's Singles Round of 32 Match 23	TRI - PANTIN Kerwyn	0 10 9	Completed	Results	Bracket
23 Mar 9:07	EXB Court 3	Men's Singles Round of 16 Match 36	ENG - GHAFFAR Aamir	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Bracket
23 Mar 9:07	EXB Court 3	Men's Singles Round of 16 Match 36	SIN - TAN Wei Kiat Aaron	0 11 9	Completed	Results	Bracket
24 Mar 10:00	EXB Court 3	Men's Singles Quarterfinal Match 42	SRI - KARUNARATNE Niluka	0 19 19	Completed	Results	Bracket
24 Mar 10:00	EXB Court 3	Men's Singles Quarterfinal Match 42	ENG - GHAFFAR Aamir	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Bracket
24 Mar 17:30	EXB Court 2	Men's Singles Semifinal Match 45	MAS - LEE Chong Wei	2 21 21	Completed	Results	Bracket
24 Mar 17:30	EXB Court 2	Men's Singles Semifinal Match 45	ENG - GHAFFAR Aamir	0 8 9	Completed	Results	Bracket
25 Mar 16:30	EXB Court 2	Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match Match 47	ENG - GHAFFAR Aamir	1 17 21 13	Completed	Results	Bracket Medals
25 Mar 16:30	EXB Court 2	Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match Match 47	IND - ANAND Chetan	2 21 18 21	Completed	Results	Bracket Medals

Place Of Birth	Jalalabad, Pakistan
Residence	Southall, Middlesex, England
Marital Status	married
Occupation	Badminton Player
Handedness	right
International Debut	2001 (against China)
Coach	Lee Jae Bok
Club	Middlesex Firsts
Recent Results	Yonex All England (Birmingham, England, Feb-2006) Round of 32 in the Men's Singles Wilson Swiss Open (Basel, Switzerland, Jan-2006) Round of 32 in the Men's Singles
Commonwealth Games History	has not competed
Olympic Games History	has not competed
Other	Aamir was encouraged by his father to play badminton and he took up the sport as an eight-year old. When he finished playing badminton he would like to stay involved in the sport, possibly as a coach. He would also like to join the police force. If he did not play professional badminton, Aamir believes he could have played professional cricket. He is known for his attacking game and his speed at the net.

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