Daniel A. Shirley (born 13 April 1979) is a male badminton player from New Zealand.

[1] Shirley competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner 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 2005 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles.

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