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Badminton At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
The winner of the women's singles competition received the first official badminton medal in Olympic history. It was also the first gold medal for Indonesia, which before had only won one silver (in archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...). 52 players from 27 nations competed in women's singles. Draw First rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Finals References External links Women's singles draws and results at the 1992 Summer Olympics - InternationalBadminton.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olymp Women's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavelló De La Mar Bella
The Pavelló de la Mar Bella is an indoor arena located in Barcelona, Catalonia. Seating 4000, it hosted the badminton events for 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... This venue was completed in time for the 1992 Games. References Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton venues Mar Bella Sports venues completed in 1992 Sports venues in Barcelona Badminton venues {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Harsagi
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia (Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Sanz
Esther Sanz (born 6 December 1974) is a Spanish badminton player, born in Málaga. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Spanish female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Spain Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Málaga {{Spain-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Cator
Rhonda Cator (born 23 August 1966) is a retired female badminton player from Australia. Career Cator competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Anna Lao, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen. The same year, they won the French Open. She also competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. Domestically, Cator has won the national championship in singles, doubles and mixed doubles and has competed at five Commonwealth Games, winning 5 bronze medals as follows: the team event in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, in both the team event and mixed doubles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and also in both the women's teams event and mixed doubles at the Kuala Lumpur Games four years later. Cator was the Australian badminton assistant coach at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and team manager at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Heung-soon
Lee Heung-soon is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. Career Lee competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles. She lost in quarterfinals to Huang Hua Huang Hua (; ; January 25, 1913 – November 24, 2010) was a senior Communist Chinese revolutionary, politician, and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister of China from 1976 to 1982, and concurrently as Vice Premier from 1980 to 1982. He was i ..., of China, 11-3, 10-12, 11-0. Achievements World Championships ''Women's singles'' World Cup ''Women's singles'' Asian Championships ''Women's singles'' World Junior Championships The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991. ''Girls' doubles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' Invitational T ... [...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 498,715 .... 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] |
Madhumita Bisht
Madhumita Bisht (born Madhumita Goswami on 5 October 1964 at Jalpaiguri) is a former badminton player from West Bengal, India. She is an eight-time National singles champion, nine-time doubles winner and a twelve-time mixed doubles winner. She represented India in the 1992 Olympics in Women's singles discipline. Awards *She received the Arjuna Award in 1982. *Madhumita is recipient of the Padma Shri Award Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ... (2006). References External links * 1964 births Living people People from Jalpaiguri Sportswomen from West Bengal Racket sportspeople from West Bengal Indian female badminton players Indian national badminton champions Olympic badminton players for India Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Recipients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christelle Mol
Christelle Mol (born 3 January 1972) is a French badminton player. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... References External links * 1972 births Living people French female badminton players Olympic badminton players for France Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century French women {{France-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Muggeridge
Joanne Muggeridge (born 3 April 1969) is a female badminton player, born in London who represented Great Britain, England and Wales. Badminton career She competed in Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, England and won two gold medals in the women's doubles and mixed team events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Following an argument in 1997 with the England team manager Steve Baddeley she switched allegiance to Wales and competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games for Wales. References External links * * * * * * (1994) * (2002) English female badminton players Welsh female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Great Britain Badminton players at the 1992 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda French
Linda French (born March 4, 1964) is an American badminton player. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Achievements PanAm Championships ''Women's doubles'' References External links * 1964 births Living people American female badminton players Olympic badminton players of the United States Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Elmhurst, Illinois Pan American Games medalists in badminton Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Badminton players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 21st- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine De Souza
Martine Hennequin (née de Souza, born 26 July 1973) is a Mauritian badminton player. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in three events at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She has won gold medals in three Indian Ocean Island Games The Indian Ocean Island Games (french: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the is ... editions. References External links * 1973 births Living people Mauritian female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Mauritius Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Mauritius-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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