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Lorraine Cole
Lorraine Cole (born 20 September 1967) is a retired English badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ... player. About Cole is a former badminton player who also played Javelins throw in her early junior career. She attended Kings Norton Mixed School and won English schools U-17 National Javelin championships and later became the English Junior Javelin champion. Afterwards she opted badminton for her career and won the Worcester county badminton title. She then won the National championships and once stood amidst the top English players in both the doubles disciplines. She is also a former European no. 1 in Women's and Mixed doubles; and once ranked no. 10 in WD and no. 12 in XD at the World level. She won titles in Ireland, Czechia, Mauritius, Iceland and Slovak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Pantaney
Rebecca Pantaney (born 7 October 1975) is an English badminton player who won gold for England in the women's team event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. As a coach she has also traveled to the Falkland Islands where she has coached players at the Stanley Badminton Club, as well as taking them to the Island Games, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 27th Brazil Badminton International Cup, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She was chosen to be one of the torchbearers for the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, carrying the torch across the Clifton Suspension Bridge into Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i .... References External links * English female badminton players 1975 births Living people Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Yakusheva
Marina Alexandrovna Yakusheva (russian: Марина Александровна Якушева; born 19 June 1974 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a badminton player from Russia. She was the 1996 European runner-up. Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ... in the round of 32. In her home country of Russia she won 13 national titles. References European results* 1974 births Living people Olympic badminton players of Russia Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Russian female badminton players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Zuyev (badminton)
Nikolay Vladimirovich Zuyev (russian: Николай Владимирович Зуев; born 7 May 1970) is a Russian badminton player. He was part of the Russian Army team, and joined the national team in 1987. Zuyev competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with partner Andrey Antropov. They were defeated by Antonius Ariantho and Denny Kantono of Indonesia (5-15, 1-15) in the quarter-finals, also in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Marina Yakusheva. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia in the round of 32. Zuyev got the silver medal in the men's doubles with Antropov at The 14th European Badminton Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands, 10–17 April 1994. In his home country Russia he won 13 national titles until 2009 and three titles at the USSR National Badminton Championships USSR National Badminton Championships was a tournament conducted between 1963 and 1991. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Schjoldager
Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals. Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen (born 12 June 1977) is a badminton player from Denmark. Career Jørgensen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Jørgensen and Olsen lost to Huang Sui and Gao Ling Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. ... of China 15–6, 15–7. External links Ann-Lou JORGENSEN at InternationalBadminton.org* 1977 births Living people Danish female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Denmark Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region 21st-century Danish women {{Denmark-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Nielsen (badminton)
Elsa Nielsen (born 26 June 1974) is an Icelandic badminton player. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in women's singles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Icelandic female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Iceland Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Iceland-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland International
The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ... since 1986. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit. In 2008, the organisation of this event had to be cancelled due to the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis. Previous winners Performances by nation {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! colspan="10" , Top Nations , - ! Rank ! Nation ! MS ! WS ! MD ! WD ! XD ! Total , - , 1 , align="left" , , 5 , 13 , 8 , 13 , 8 , 47 , - , 2 , align="left" , , 7 , 3 , 9 , 2 , 9 , 30 , - , 3 , align="left" , , 7 , 3 , 4.5 , 7 , 6 , 27.5 , - , 4 , align="left" , , , 4 , 4.5 , 4 , 2 , 14.5 , - , 5 , align="left" , , 4 , 3 , 1 , 1.5 , 4 , 13.5 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Brydon
Katy or KATY may refer to: People * Katy, a short form of the name Katherine * Katy (given name) * Katy (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a fictional character * Katy Perry Places Serbia * Kać, Serbia ( hu, Káty, link=no) United States * Katy, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Katy, Texas, the only incorporated U.S. city with this name ** Greater Katy, suburban region around the city of Katy; located in Greater Houston ** Katy High School * Katy, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Katy Township, Boone County, Missouri * Watertown Regional Airport (ICAO code: KATY), an airport in South Dakota Art and entertainment * Katy (series), a set of novels by Susan Coolidge ** ''Katy'' (novel), a children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson inspired by the series ** ''Katy'' (TV series), a TV adaptation of the Wilson novel * Katy Fox, a character in ''Hollyoaks'' * " K-K-K-Katy", a World War I-era song * Katy (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a fictional character * An ambulance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak International
The Slovak International in badminton is an international open held in Slovakia since 1993. The tournament followed the Czechoslovakian Open, and it belongs to the European Badminton Circuit The European Badminton Circuit is a series of international badminton tournaments in Europe, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The circuit consists of BWF International Challenge, BWF International Series and BWF Future Series The BWF .... Previous winners Performances by nation Updated after 2022 edition. References ;General InternationalBadminton.org: 2006 results{{refend External linksOfficial Website Badminton tournaments Badminton tournaments in Slovakia Sports competitions in Slovakia Recurring sporting events established in 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Emms
Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE (born 23 July 1977) is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments. A badminton player since the age of four, Emms was first chosen to represent England in 1995 and regularly played for her country until her retirement from professional sport in 2008. Her best results were winning gold at the 2006 World Championships in Madrid, 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, partnering Nathan Robertson in the mixed doubles. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester she won a bronze medal with Joanne Goode in the women's doubles and won gold as part of the England team in the mixed team event. In the English National Championships she won the mixed doubles three times and the women's doubles twice. Early life and career Emms attended the Dame Alice Harpur School in Bedford, a private girls' school. She and Nathan Robertson reached the semi-finals of 1994 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
