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{{Short description|New Zealand badminton player (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Daniel A. Shirley
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| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|13}}
| birth_place             = [[Waitakere City]], New Zealand
| residence               =
| height                  = 1.82 m
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| country                 = New Zealand
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| handedness              = Left
| coach                   =
| event                   = Doubles
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[IBF World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2005 IBF World Championships|2005 Anaheim]]|[[2005 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed Doubles]]}}		
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|Men's team}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Mixed team}}
| bwfbadminton_id         = 8138
| bwf_id                  = F456002A-1355-473A-A2D4-E1AB83DDC239
}}

'''Daniel A. Shirley''' (born 13 April 1979) is a male [[badminton]] player from New Zealand.<ref>[http://www.zeus-sport.com/Olympic/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&id=0&mode=results&ContactID=107 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816000136/http://www.zeus-sport.com/Olympic/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&id=0&mode=results&ContactID=107 |date=16 August 2008 }}</ref>

==Career==
Shirley competed in [[badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] in mixed doubles with partner [[Sara Petersen (badminton)|Sara Petersen]].  They defeated [[Philippe Bourret]] and [[Denyse Julien]] of [[Canada]] in the first round but lost to [[Jonas Rasmussen]] and [[Rikke Olsen]] of [[Denmark]] in the round of 16.

They also won a bronze medal at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]], and the [[2005 IBF World Championships]], along with a silver metal at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Paul |title=Badminton: Parting brings silver sorrow |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/badminton-parting-brings-silver-sorrow/CWLVXJ2KD5N2CND5SRHFFWGTFI/ |access-date=23 May 2025 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=26 March 2006}}</ref>

==Achievements==

===World Championships===

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center"|[[2005 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|2005]]
| align="left"|[[Arrowhead Pond]], [[Anaheim]], [[United States]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Zhongbo]]<br>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yawen]]
| align="left"|8–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===Commonwealth Games===

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]]
| align="left" | [[Bolton Arena]], [[Manchester]], England
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Archer (badminton)|Simon Archer]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joanne Goode]]
| align="left" |1–7, 7–5, 6–8, 7–4, 2–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center"|[[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games#Women's Doubles|2006]]
| align="left"|[[Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre]], <br/> [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nathan Robertson]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gail Emms]]
| align="left"|17–21, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

===Oceania Championships===

''Men's doubles''
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | [[Suva]], [[Fiji]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Blackburn (badminton)|Peter Blackburn]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Murray Hocking]]
| align="left" | 7–4, 5–7, 6–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | [[Waitakere City]], [[New Zealand]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Geoffrey Bellingham]] <br /> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Cooper (badminton)|Craig Cooper]]
| align="left" | 15–11, 17–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Geoffrey Bellingham]] <br /> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Cooper (badminton)|Craig Cooper]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 15–13 Retired
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|-
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | [[Suva]], [[Fiji]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Travis Denney]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kate Wilson-Smith]]
| align="left" | 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | [[Waitakere City]], [[New Zealand]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Travis Denney]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kate Wilson-Smith]]
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Travis Denney]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kate Wilson-Smith]]
| align="left" | 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|}

===IBF World Grand Prix===

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center" | 2005
|align="left" | [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]]
|align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
|align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Boyd Cooper]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Travis Denney]]
|align="left" |11–15, 9–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center" | 2005
|align="left" | [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]]
|align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Travis Denney]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kate Wilson-Smith]]
|align="left" |15–8, 15–4
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center" | 2005
|align="left" | [[Bitburger Open]]
|align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Vladislav Druzchenko]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johanna Persson]]
|align="left" | 11–15, 15–11, 6–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|}

===IBF International Challenge/Series===

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Fiji International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Geoffrey Bellingham]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Blackburn (badminton)|Peter Blackburn]] <br /> {{flagicon|MRI}} [[Denis Constantin]]
| align="left" | 13–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2000
| align="left" | [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Blair (badminton)|Robert Blair]] <br /> {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Russell Hogg]]
| align="left" | 17–16, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001
| align="left" | Canberra International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Blackburn (badminton)|Peter Blackburn]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Murray Hocking]]
| align="left" | 8–6, 7–5, 7–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2002
|align="left"|[[Dutch International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Jeffrey (badminton)|Peter Jeffrey]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Palethorpe]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | [[Perth International|Western Australia International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Nakao]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Sakamoto]]
| align="left" | 7–4, 7–4, 7–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Wellington International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuichi Ikeda]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shoji Sato]]
| align="left" | 15–5, 16–17, 15–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|[[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Aji Basuki Sindoro]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ashley Brehaut]]
|align="left"|21–19, 13–21, 21–18
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Gordon (badminton)|John Gordon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aji Basuki Sindoro]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ashley Brehaut]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2011
|align="left"|Counties Manukau International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Smith (badminton)|Andrew Smith]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wesley Caulkett]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Raymond Tam]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2000
|align="left"|[[Auckland International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tammy Jenkins]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Geoffrey Bellingham]]<br/>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Rhona Robertson]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2002
|align="left"|[[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Blair (badminton)|Chris Blair]]<br/>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tammy Jenkins]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2003
|align="left"|[[Waikato International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadashi Ohtsuka]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shizuka Yamamoto]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2003
|align="left"|[[Perth International (badminton)|Western Australia International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Norio Imai]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Chikako Nakayama]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
|align="left"|[[Auckland International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Ewe Hock]]<br/>{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sutheaswari Mudukasan]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
|align="left"|[[Malaysia International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kristian Roebuck]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liza Parker]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|[[Waikato International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sara Runesten-Petersen]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Cooper (badminton)|Craig Cooper]]<br/>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Lianne Shirley]]
|align="left"|
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|[[North Harbour International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Gabby Shirley]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Kennevic Asuncion]]<br/>{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Kennie Asuncion]]
|align="left"|21–17, 17–21, 13–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|[[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Joanne Quay]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Cooper (badminton)|Craig Cooper]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Renee Flavell]]
|align="left"|21–10, 21–19
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2011
|align="left"|Counties Manukau International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Gabby Aves]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Oliver Leydon-Davis]]<br/>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Susannah Leydon-Davis]]
|align="left"|21–11, 21–17
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{1998 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{2002 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{2004 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{2006 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic badminton players for New Zealand]]
[[Category:New Zealand male badminton players]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]