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Gillian Clark (badminton)
Gillian Margaret Clark (born 2 September 1961) is an English badminton commentator and former badminton player who specialized in doubles. Badminton career World Championships Clark won two bronze medals at the World Championships a decade apart; for women's doubles in 1983, and for mixed doubles in 1993. Olympic Games Clark competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Julie Bradbury. In the first round they defeated Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin Schmidt and Kerstin Ubben of Germany. In the quarterfinals they were beaten by the eventual gold medalists, Hwang Hye-young and Chung So-young of Korea, 5–15, 5–15. All England Championship She reached the finals of the prestigious All England Open Championships; in the 1985 mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström, the 1990 doubles with Gillian Gowers and 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became its most notable major development project. Within a short time, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multiethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". Baghdad was the largest city in the world for much of the Abbasid era during the Islamic Golden Age, peaking at a population of more than a million. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The Commonwealth Games
Badminton had its debut at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and has been contested in 14 consecutive Commonwealth Games since. Editions History Badminton was added to the Commonwealth Games program in 1966, as an optional sport. The sport was chosen to replace lawn bowls, due the lack of facilities at Jamaica. Having this status until the 1994 edition, when it became a mandatory sport. In the first three editions, five events were played (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles). Between 1978 to 1990 a sixth event was in the program (the mixed team competition). Also between 1966 and 1990, one bronze medal was at stake. Between 1994 to 2002, the losers of the two semifinals also won two bronze medals. In 1998, the team events in both genres were introduced, but at the next edition the event was dropped and the mixed teams event returned. Later in 2002, the mixed team event returned. The last change to the program was in 2006, when the format and events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 European Badminton Championships
The 11th European Badminton Championships were held in Kristiansand, Norway, between 10 and 16 April 1988, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the ''Norges Badminton Forbund''. Medalists Results Semi-finals Finals Medal account References External links Results at BE {{European badminton champs European Badminton Championships European Badminton Championships B [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 European Badminton Championships
The 10th European Badminton Championships were held in Uppsala, Sweden, between 30 March and 5 April 1986, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet. Medalists Results Semi-finals Finals Medal account ReferencesResults at BE {{European badminton champs European Badminton Championships B B [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 European Badminton Championships
The 9th European Badminton Championships were held in Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ..., England, between 8 and 14 April 1984, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and Badminton England. Venue The championships were held at the Guild Hall. Medalists Results Semi-finals Finals Medal account References {{European badminton champs European Badminton Championships European Badminton Championships B Badminton tournaments in England Sport in Preston 1980s in Lancashire International sports competitions hosted by England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 European Badminton Championships
The 8th European Badminton Championships were held in Böblingen Böblingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Beblenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen (district), Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen are Geographic contiguity, contiguous. History Böblingen was found ..., West Germany, between 13 and 18 April 1982, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and ''Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V.''. Medalists Results Semi-finals Finals Medal account References * {{European badminton champs European Badminton Championships European Badminton Championships B B European Badminton Championships 1982 Badminton tournaments in Germany 20th century in Baden-Württemberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Badminton Championships
The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation. Championships The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 1994 Commonwealth Games
The badminton competition at the 1994 Commonwealth Games took place in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from 20 August until 28 August 1994. There were no bronze medal play off matches because both losing semi-finalists were awarded a bronze medal. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Singles results Men's singles Women's singles Doubles results Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Mixed team results Semi-finals Final References * * {{Commonwealth Games Badminton 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 Commonwealth Games events 1994 in badminton Badminton tournaments in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, weightlifting, and wrestling. Host selection Three bids for the 1994 Commonwealth Games were submitted. Victoria, New Delhi, and Cardiff were the bidding cities. On 15 September 1988, the Commonwealth Games Federation voted to award Victoria the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Venues * University of Victoria – Athletes' Village * Centennial Stadium – Athletics * McKinnon Gym – Badminton * Victoria Memorial Arena – Gymnastics * Royal Athletic Park – Field Lacrosse (demonstration) * Royal Theatre – Weightlifting * Heal's Range – Shooting * Saanich Commonwealth Place – Aquatics * Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre – Cycling, Lawn bowls, Wrestling * Archie Browning Sports Centre ( Esquimalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 1990 Commonwealth Games
The badminton competition at the 1990 Commonwealth Games took place in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January until 3 February 1990. Steve Baddeley was forced to withdraw from the men's singles and mixed doubles bronze play off's due to severe blistering on his feet. Final results Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Mixed team Semi finals Bronze medal play off Final References {{Sports at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ... 1990 Commonwealth Games events 1990 in badminton Badminton tournaments in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo, lawn bowls, shooting and weightlifting. Netball and the Triathlon were demonstration events. The main venue was the Mount Smart Stadium. Host selection The Games were awarded to Auckland on 27 July 1984 at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in the US. Perth, Australia, had withdrawn from the bid contest leaving New Delhi, India, as the sole opponent to Auckland's bid. New Delhi lost the hosting rights to Auckland by a margin of 1 vote, which made it the closest host selection vote in the history of Commonwealth Games Opening ceremony The opening of the games comprised a variety of events, including the arrival of The Queen's representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 1986 Commonwealth Games
The badminton competition at the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland from 24 July until 2 August 1986. Final Results Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Mixed Team Semi Finals Bronze Medal Play off Final References {{Sports at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ... 1986 in badminton Badminton tournaments in Scotland 1986 Commonwealth Games events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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