Joanne Nicholas (
née
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Wright, born 10 October 1977) is a female
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player from the
United Kingdom
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.
She attended Churchtown Primary School,
Stanley High School and
King George V College ("KGV"), all in
Southport
Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...
,
Merseyside
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.
Wright competed in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed do ...
in women's doubles with partner
Ella Tripp. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by
Lotte Bruil
Lotte Jonathans (born 17 September 1977) is a Dutch former badminton player.
Career
Jonathans made her debut at the Olympics in the 2000 Sydney, reaching the quarter finals of the women's doubles with Nicole van Hooren.
Jonathans made her ...
and
Mia Audina
Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup (the women's world team champi ...
of the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
in the sixteenth round.
Achievements
European Junior Championships
''Girls' doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF/IBF World Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
''Women's doubles''
:
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
:
BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF/IBF International
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
:
BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Southport
English female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Olympic badminton players for Great Britain
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
People educated at King George V College
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
21st-century English sportswomen