Jeff Tho
Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Tho
CountryAustralia
Born (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 35)
Ipoh, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's
Highest ranking161 (MS) 15 Jul 2010
362 (MD) 15 Jul 2010
836 (XD) 13 Sep 2012
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ballarat Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nouméa Men's singles
BWF profile

Jeffrey Tho (born 14 April 1988) is an Australian male badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In 2014, he won the gold medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's singles event, he also won bronze in 2008.[4]

Personal life

Prior to beginning his badminton career, Tho worked as a dentist in Ballarat, Victoria.[5]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia 		Australia Ashwant Gobinathan 21-13, 21-15 Gold Gold
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia New Zealand John Moody 15-21, 8-21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Fiji International Malaysia Ismail Saman 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Nouméa International Australia Joel Findlay Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe 		21–17, 7–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Victoria Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Players: Jeff Tho". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Badminton results". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeff Tho Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 Oceania Championships: Tho, Kessler Win Singles Titles". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ Henderson, Fiona (29 July 2014). "Ballarat dentist Jeffrey Tho fights tooth and nail in Glasgow". The Courier. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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