Alex Dean GALT
Country: New Zealand
Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Birth: 13 May 2006
Specialist Event(s): Men’s Singles
Height: 183cm
Education: Wellington College
Language(s): English
Play L or R: Right
Sporting Achievements:
- 2023 U19 Nationals MS Semi-finalist
- NZ Tour Finals MS Semi-finalist
- Selected for Badminton Oceania Player Development Opportunity in Thailand
- 2022 U17 Nationals MS Semi-finalist
Sporting Ambitions:
- Senior National Champion
- Oceania National Champion
- Win a Super 1000 tournament
- Play in the Olympics and Commonwealth Games
Idols: My Dad, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant
Biography:
I got started in badminton mainly becuase of my dad who was a badminton player playing in the olympics and he would take me and brothers down to the badminton hall when we were quite young for a hit just for fun every few months or so however me and all brother all stayed away from badminton playing almost every other sport like rugby cricket basketball and running but when I was about 12 I started to get sick of rugby as I was quite small compared to kids my age and would get beaten up and hurt when I was playing which i didnt enjoy so I decided I might give badminton a go as something else to do as a winter sport, and soon as I started playing I was hooked I still continued to do running as I was still a skinny kid and was reasonably good at it but the older I got the less running I started to do and the more badminton I played and the more badminton I have played the more I have enjoyed it as well and felt the desire to get better and try achieve goals.
Interesting Facts: In my spare time I play golf and have a handicap of 9, also quite a good cards player having played lots with my brothers
