Rajiv Ouseph
In Profile |
Raj is England's number one singles player and won the English national title seven years in a row from 2008 to 2014. In 2017 he became the first English player in 27 years to become European singles champion. His other major achievements include reaching the quarter-finals at the Rio Olympic Games and winning silver medals at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Birthplace | London
DoB | 30 August 1986
Event | Men's Singles
Current National Ranking | 1
Current World Ranking | 13
World's Best Ranking | 10
Right/Left handed | Right
Height | 6ft 2in (188cm)
Major achievements |
2017 European champion
2016 Rio 2016 Olympic Games quarter-finalist
2016 YONEX All England quarter-finalist
2014 European Championships silver medallist
2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist
Eight-time English National Champion
Ambition | To be an Olympic medallist
Things you didn't know| Went to St Mark's School in Hounslow with former Chelsea and Hamburg defender Michael Mancienne
If I wasn’t a badminton player, I would be | A sports journalist
Racket | Raj plays with a Yonex Duora 10
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