Toby Penty

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Born (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 33)
Yearsactive2012–2022
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
CountryEngland
Toby Penty
Personal information
Born (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 33)
Years active2012–2022
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryEngland
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Coached byJakob Hoi
Stuart Wardell
Retired6 September 2022[1]
Men's singles
Highest ranking43 (15 November 2018)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 LeuvenMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2013 MoscowMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2017 LubinMixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 BaselMen's team
Silver medal – second place2018 KazanMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2012 AmsterdamMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2016 KazanMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2024 ŁódźMen's team

Toby Penty (born 12 August 1992) is a retired English badminton player.[2][3] He started playing badminton at aged 9, and won U-19 English National Championships in 2011. In 2010, he won junior titles in the Netherlands and Switzerland.[4] In 2017, he won the Swedish International tournament in the men's singles event.[5]

Penty competed at the 2019 European Games, 2020 Olympic Games and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]

Penty announced his retirement on 6 September 2022. The 2022 BWF World Championships was his last tournament.[1][8]

Penty has lost all of his hair on his body since November 2018, and it was diagnosed as alopecia.[9]

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