Sally Podger (born 8 February 1962 as Sally Leadbeater) is an English

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.

Early and personal life

Podger grew up in

Guernsey Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited isl ...

. At the age of 18, she moved to Portsmouth to gain more badminton experience. She married Andrew Podger on 6 August 1981 in Vale Paris Church, Guernsey.

Badminton career

Podger represented

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and won a gold medal in the team event, a silver medal in the singles and a bronze medal in the doubles, at the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the ...

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, Queensland, Australia.

Achievements

World Cup

''Mixed doubles''

Commonwealth Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

European Championships

''Women's singles''

European Junior Championships

''Girls' doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

IBF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

International tournaments

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

References

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