Marcus Ellis

Badminton

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Marcus made his Commonwealth Games debut on the Gold Coast.

He competed for Team and Country in badminton and won gold in the badminton men's doubles and silver in the mixed doubles as well as bronze in the mixed team event.

Marcus plays in the men's doubles with Chris Langridge. His major achievement is winning a historic bronze medal with Chris at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and winning back-to-back English National Championship titles in 2015 and 2016.

Height	175
Weight	75
Date of Birth	14 September 1989
Place of Birth	Huddersfield
Club	National Badminton Centre
Commonwealth Appearances	Gold Coast 2018
Sporting Achievements	Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold, silver and bronze Rio 2016 Olympic games - Bronze 2016 European Championships - Bronze 2016 and 2015 English National Badminton Championships - Gold
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Badminton

Badminton is often described as the fastest sport in the Commonwealth Games with the shuttlecock reaching speeds of up to 400km/h, these lightning speed reactions and nimble techniques makes badminton one of the most exciting sports at the Games.

Badminton