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Badminton At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
Women’s singles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 24 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc .... Matches consisted of three sets. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium. Seeds # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(bronze medalist)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # (gold medalist) # ''(silver medalist)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(fourth place)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's singles Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olymp Women's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State University
Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia and is in the List of United States university campuses by enrollment, top 10 in the nation in number of students with a diverse Majority minority, majority-minority student population of around 54,000 students, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown. Georgia State is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "List of research universities in the United States#Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". The university's over $200 million in research expenditures for the 2018 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre
Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre (born 1 May 1975) is a Mauritian badminton player. She competed in three events 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 * 1975 births Living people Mauritian female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Mauritius Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Mauritius-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Nosdran
Elena Ivanivna Nozdran ( ua, Олена Іванівна Ноздрань; born 20 July 1975) is a badminton player from Ukraine. She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the second round before losing to Pi Hongyan of France. Nozdran also play in the German leagues, then she moved to Luxembourg and work as a badminton coach. In Luxembourg, she come back to the court as a player again and won the women's doubles national championships in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017; and also in the mixed doubles in 2011 and 2017. Achievements World Senior Championships ''Women’s singles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983. ''Women’s singles'' ''Women's doubles'' BWF/IBF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up) ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarinah Abdullah
Zarinah Abdullah (born 12 July 1971) is a retired badminton player notable for being the first female professional badminton player in Singapore. She was considered Singapore's top badminton player in the 1990s and represented the country in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Career Zarinah started playing badminton at the age of 12. While studying at Outram Institute, she competed in the national championships. As of February 1990, she was Singapore's national women's champion for two years. She subsequently quit her pre-university studies to become a full-time badminton player. Zarinah participated in the 1992 and 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, ... in the women's singles event. She achieved her highest world ranking of seven in July 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Morgan
Kelly Ann Aston (, born 22 May 1975) is a Welsh badminton player. She has represented Wales and Great Britain in regional and international competitions, including the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and beat world number one Ye Zhaoying of China in the 1999 IBF World Championships. Career Aston began playing badminton at age nine. Her brother, Ross, was initially trying for the Welsh national team, and she only made the team as a result of accompanying him to the trials. In 1999, Aston was voted Welsh Woman of the Year; she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2002 Birthday Honours for "services to the community, especially through Sport, in South Wales." Aston won 13 consecutive Women's Singles titles at the Welsh National Badminton Championships between 1992 and 2004, as well as six Women's Doubles and 4 Mixed Doubles titles. In 1998, she received a gold medal representing Wales at the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Song (badminton)
Song Yang (born 12 May 1965) is an Australian badminton player, born in Nanjing, China. She competed 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 * 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Nanjing Australian female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Australia Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Chinese emigrants to Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra O’Connor
Debra Ann O'Connor (born 4 July 1966) is a Trinidad and Tobago badminton player born in Jamaica. She competed 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 .... She was a record ten times winner of the Women's Singles event at the Carebaco Games Caribbean Regional Badminton Championships. (1983 - 1987, 1990, 1992-1993, & 1995-1996). She also won the Women's Doubles Carebaco event nine times for Trinidad & Tobago and the Mixed Doubles event 3 times (1983, 1986 & 1990). References External links * 1966 births Living people Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Jamaican people of Portuguese descent Jamaican people of Irish descent Olympic badminton players for Trinidad and Tobago {{Badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denyse Julien
Denyse Julien (born July 22, 1960, in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former badminton player from Canada noted for her versatility and longevity. Career Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles. She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships, including women's singles in 1989. Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. These include a silver medal in singles (1990), and a silver (1986) and two bronzes (1990, 1994) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the Pan American Games, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition in Winnipeg in 1999, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Chia-Chi
Huang Chia-chi (; born 26 January 1979) is a Taiwanese badminton player who competed for the Chinese Taipei at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Huang later represented Australia in the international tournament, and competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She has won the New Zealand Open and Australian Open in 2004 and 2006. Huang was awarded as the Sportswomen of the Year by the Badminton Victoria in 2006 and 2007. Her sister Huang Chia-hsin is also a badminton player. Achievements Oceania Championships ''Women's singles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' BWF Grand Prix (2 titles) 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. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 4 runners-up) '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min (; born 25 November 1976) is a badminton player from South Korea. Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from the late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting in a 70–match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments. Career Ra made her debut at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996. She played in the women's singles and mixed doubles event. In the singles, she was defeated by Huang Chia-chi of Chinese Taipei in the first round with the score of 6–11, 7–11. In the mixed doubles, she competed with her senior Park Joo-bong, reaching in to the final round and settled for the silver medal after beaten by their compatriot Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah in rubber games, 15–13, 4–15, and 12–15. Ra made her second appearance at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Competed as the third seed in the women's doubles with Chung Jae-hee, they lost in the semi final match against Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei of China, and aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Dimbour
Sandra Dimbour (born 13 June 1970) is a French badminton player from Racing Club de France, Paris. Join the INSEP in 1989, Dimbour competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000. She had won 15 times National Championships, 8 in the singles, 5 in the women's doubles, and 2 in the mixed doubles event. After retirement from the international tournament, she started a career as a badminton coach. Dimbour was a member of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all ... from 2002-2009. Achievements IBF International ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimbour, Sandra 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Chia Fong
Chan Chia Fong (born 24 December 1976) is a Malaysian badminton player. Chan won a bronze medal in girls' doubles with Norhasikin Amin at 1994 World Junior Badminton Championships. She also competed 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 * 1976 births Living people Malaysian female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Malaysia Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent 21st-century Malaysian women {{Malaysia-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
