# Tony Stephenson
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{{Short description|Northern Irish international badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Tony Stephenson
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| nationality = British (Northern Irish)
| birth_date = 10 February 1991[{{cite web |url=https://badmintonranks.com/player?id=5050317|title=Tony Stephenson |website=Badminton Ranks |access-date=29 April 2026}}]
| birth_place = [Lisburn](/source/Lisburn), Northern Ireland
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| sport = Badminton
| club = Alpha BC, Lisburn
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry| {{NIR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Irish Nationals](/source/Irish_National_Badminton_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|2015|singles}}
{{MedalGold|2010–11|men's doubles}}
}}
'''Tony Stephenson''' (born 10 February 1991), is an international [badminton](/source/badminton) player from Northern Ireland who competed at two [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games) and is a three-time champion of Ireland.
== Biography ==
Stephenson was a member of the Alpha Badminton Club of Lisburn.[{{cite web |url=https://www.northernirelandworld.com/sport/a-look-at-alphas-stars-2639453 |title=A look at Alpha's stars |website=Northern Ireland World |date=13 June 2014 |access-date=29 April 2026}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/20060127/180/0028 |title=Sinead on trail of a triple title bonanza |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=27 January 2006 |p=28 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 April 2026}}] He represented Ulster at provincial level[{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/20141118/241/0046 |title=Top man:Tony Stephenson helped Ulster stay undefeated |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=18 November 2014 |p=46 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 April 2026}}] and represented the all-Ireland team at international level[{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/20070915/087/0014 |title=Top trio aim to drive youth to success |work=Ireland's Saturday Night |date=15 September 2007 |p=14 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 April 2026}}]
Stephenson represented the [2010 Northern Irish team](/source/Northern_Ireland_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games)[{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/8745677.stm |title=Jason Smyth among 19 new inclusions in NI Delhi squad |website=BBC Sport |date=17 June 2010 |access-date=29 April 2026}}] at the [2010 Commonwealth Games](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games) in [Delhi](/source/Delhi), India, where he competed in [three events](/source/Badminton_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games).[{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021174031/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3052/48/all |title=Northern Ireland Delhi 2010 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=29 April 2026}}] Four years later he represented the [2014 Northern Irish team](/source/Northern_Ireland_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games) again[{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024145306/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3046/48/all |title=Northern Ireland Glasgow 2014 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=29 April 2026}}] at the [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Scotland,[{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13169514.northern-ireland-reveal-team-glasgow-2014/ |title=Northern Ireland reveal their team for Glasgow 2014 |website=The Herald |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=29 April 2026}}] where he competed in [three events](/source/Badminton_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games).[{{cite web |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games-northern-ireland-suffer-a-whitewash/a/117624681.html |title=Commonwealth Games: Northern Ireland suffer a whitewash |website=Belfast Telegraph |date=25 July 2014 |access-date=29 April 2026}}]
He was a three-time Irish champion at the [Irish National Badminton Championships](/source/Irish_National_Badminton_Championships), winning the singles in 2015[{{cite web |url=https://eirball.basketball/badminton-ireland-national-champions-mens-singles-1912-present/ |title=Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Singles 1912-Present | website=Eirball |access-date=29 April 2026}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.badmintonireland.com/page/badminton-ireland/badminton-ireland-history/irish-senior-nationals-winners |title=Irish Senior Nationals Winners | website=Badminton Ireland |access-date=29 April 2026}}] and the doubles in 2010 and 2011 with [Sam Magee](/source/Sam_Magee).[{{cite web |url=https://eirball.ie/badminton-ireland-national-champions-mens-doubles-1912-present/ |title=Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present | website=Eirball |access-date=29 April 2026}}]
== References ==
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Category:1991 births
Category:Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Badminton players from Northern Ireland
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Category:Sportspeople from Lisburn
Category:Living people
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