Nathan Robertson

Nathan Robertson announced his retirement on 5 June 2012.

Robertson was part of the English team forced to withdraw from the 2009 BWF World Championships held in Hyderabad, India because of a terrorist threat.

The 2006 Commonwealth Games brought Robertson a Silver in the team event and a Gold in the mixed doubles with Emms.

The same year, he won the gold medal at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Emms. They beat Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg 21-15, 21-12 in the final.

Emms and Robertson did well in their first match in the mixed doubles with a win over the Chinese pairing who were world number 2. The 2006 world champions took the first game 21-16 before Gao Ling and Zheng Bo hit back to win the second 21-16.

At the 2005 World Championships, he and Emms began the tournament as Number 1 seeds. However, after getting a bye into the second round, he received an ankle injury during practice and they were forced to withdraw.

His best results include winning gold at the 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, both partnering Gail Emms in the mixed doubles. He has won six medals at the Commonwealth Games, and has won the last four men's doubles (with Anthony Clark) and the last two mixed doubles (with Gail Emms) at the English National Badminton Championships.

Robertson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Anthony Clark. They defeated Sudket Prapakamol and Patapol Ngernsrisuk of Thailand in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia, who had previously represented England for a brief period.

Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977 in Nottingham) from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Specialist Sports College.