Tracey Jayne Hallam (born 24 March 1975) is a former

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player.

Career

Hallam played

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. In women's singles, she defeated

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and

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in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Hallam lost to

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of the

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11–0, 11–9. At the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay language, Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by sev ...

Hallam won the gold in the women's team event and bronze in the singles event. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won the gold in the mixed team event and silver in the singles event. She won gold in the women's singles at the

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. She participated in the

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in the Women's singles event but she was knocked out in the third round by

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(21–10, 21–7).

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

World University Championships

Women's doubles

Grand Prix

Women's singles :

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tournament

International Challenge/Series/Satellite/European Circuit

Women's singles

External links

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Tracey Hallam at BadmintonEngland.co.uk
1975 births Living people English female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Great Britain Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Burton upon Trent Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{England-badminton-bio-stub