John Moody (badminton)

John Moody
Personal information
BornJohn David Moody
(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983
Whangārei, New Zealand
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byTjitte Weistra
EventMen's singles & doubles
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
2008 Nouméa Men's singles
2006 Auckland Men's singles
2004 Waitakere City Men's singles
2002 Suva Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
2008 Nouméa Mixed team
2006 Auckland Mixed team
2004 Waitakere City Mixed team
2002 Suva Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
2008 Nouméa Men's team
2006 Auckland Men's team
2004 Ballarat Men's team

John David Moody (born 21 February 1983) is a New Zealand badminton player. In 2002 and 2004 he won the Fiji International, in 2005 the Ballarat Eureka International and the Waikato International, and in 2006 the North Harbour International and the Waikato International.

He represented New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2008 Summer Olympics. At the Commonwealth Games, Moody reaching in to the third round in the men's singles event, quarterfinalists in the men's doubles event, and also the semi-finalists in the mixed team event. He won a match in the bronze medal match against the Indian team, but his team was defeated 3–1.

At the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Moody was defeated in the second round by Chinese player Chen Jin in straight games with the score 9–21, 11–21.