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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Eaglehawk Bendigo District Badminton Association: Bendigo, VIC, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Commerce, Sport Management - Deakin University: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Watching TV, listening to music, reading, supporting the Australian rules football club Geelong. (NOC, 30 May 2008) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (olympicchallenge.gov.au, 25 Apr 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He followed his father to the local badminton club. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Ethiopian long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie. (NOC, 30 May 2008) |
| Ambitions | To win an Olympic medal. (badminton.org.au, 20 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Ricky Yu, Lasse Bundgaard |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing badminton at age six at his local badminton club in Ararat, Australia. He began competing at age 12. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Sports Administrator |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Woofa, Warfie (VIS, 30 May 2008) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." (ACGA 2006) |
| Other information | WORK He is a junior development manager for Badminton Australia. (badminton.org.au, 09 Aug 2010) |