{{Short description|English badminton player (born 1992)}} {{for|the American basketball coach|Chris Coles (basketball)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Chris Coles | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = Chris | birth_name = Christopher Coles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|7|14}} | birth_place = Bristol, England | height = 1.88 m | weight = | event = Men's & mixed doubles | country = England | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = Jakob Hoi<br />Peter Jeffrey<br />Julian Robertson | highest_ranking = 39 (MD) 17 April 2014<br />57 (XD) 9 October 2014 | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }} {{MedalSilver | 2014 Basel | Men's team }} {{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2011 Vantaa | Boys' doubles }} {{MedalBronze | 2009 Milan | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 30494 | bwf_id = 59993E24-3B79-4859-9E3C-65DCA8E52FA4 }}

'''Christopher Coles''' (born 14 July 1992) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at age 6.<ref>{{cite web | title= Players: Christopher COLES |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/30494/christopher-coles |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> He did a BTEC at Chippenham College, after year 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Coles|url=http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5501&sectionTitle=Chris+Coles&preview=1 |publisher=Badminton England |access-date=29 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217133053/https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=5501&sectionTitle=Chris+Coles&preview=1 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with Matthew Nottingham.<ref>{{cite web | title=European Junior Championships, Individuals |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/?&pageid=6079 |publisher=Badminton Europe |access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== European Junior Championships === ''Boys' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Nottingham | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Holzer<br />{{flagicon|GER}} Max Schwenger | align="left" | 15–21, 21–14, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold '''Gold''' |}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up) === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Partner ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Nottingham | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Martin Campbell<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} Angus Gilmour | align="left" | 21–19, 21–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | Swiss International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Nottingham | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Adam Cwalina<br />{{flagicon|POL}} Przemysław Wacha | align="left" | 21–23, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Dutch International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Nottingham | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Moreń<br />{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Szkudlarczyk | align="left" | 13–21, 21–18, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Slovenia International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Nottingham | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Khakimov<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} Vasily Kuznetsov | align="left" | 19–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Nottingham | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Robin Middleton<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Smith | align="left" | 21–17, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Adam Hall | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Lane<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy | align="left" | 21–19, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Polish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gregory Mairs | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Lu Ching-yao<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Po-han | align="left" | 16–21, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Partner ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | Turkiye Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Fletcher | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Stawski<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Smith | align="left" | 19–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sophie Brown | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Max Weißkirchen<br />{{flagicon|GER}} Eva Janssens | align="left" | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Victoria Williams | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Patrick Buhl<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Isabella Nielsen | align="left" | 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

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