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Elinor Middlemiss
Elinor Middlemiss (née Elinor Allen; born 28 January 1967) is a former Scottish badminton player. At present she is working as Games team operations manager of Badminton Scotland Commonwealth games. About Elinor Middlemiss is the wife of Kenny Middlemiss Kenny Middlemiss (also known as Ken and Kenneth Middlemiss; born 19 June 1964) is a former Scottish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger t ..., another former Scottish badminton player. Elinor in her junior days won national junior championships for 5 times. She contested in 5 Commonwealth games between 1986 and 2002, winning two bronze medals in both individual (in 1998) and team event (in 2002). She played for her country in eight Uber Cups, eight European Team Championships and six World Championships and has the most international caps (136) and national titles (22) of any Scottish female badminton player. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland International
The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ... since 1986. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit. In 2008, the organisation of this event had to be cancelled due to the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis. Previous winners Performances by nation {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! colspan="10" , Top Nations , - ! Rank ! Nation ! MS ! WS ! MD ! WD ! XD ! Total , - , 1 , align="left" , , 5 , 13 , 8 , 13 , 8 , 47 , - , 2 , align="left" , , 7 , 3 , 9 , 2 , 9 , 30 , - , 3 , align="left" , , 7 , 3 , 4.5 , 7 , 6 , 27.5 , - , 4 , align="left" , , , 4 , 4.5 , 4 , 2 , 14.5 , - , 5 , align="left" , , 4 , 3 , 1 , 1.5 , 4 , 13.5 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Ubben
Kerstin Ubben (born 4 September 1968) is a German badminton player, born in Hamburg. Ubben competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in women's doubles 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 * 1968 births Living people German female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Germany Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hamburg {{Germany-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrin Schmidt (badminton)
Katrin Schmidt (born 28 September 1967) is a German badminton player, born in Langenhagen. Schmidt competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in women's doubles 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 * 1967 births Living people German female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Germany Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Hanover Region Sportspeople from Lower Saxony {{Germany-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open (french: Open de Suisse), is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr .... In 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event. Previous winners Performances by nation Note References External links Official website {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in Switzerland Recurring sporting events established in 1955 1955 establishments in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Louis-Lane
Suzanne Louis-Lane (born 1965), is a female former badminton international who competed for England. Badminton career Louis-Lane represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team event and reached the quarter finals of the women's singles, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She was twice the English National champion in 1993 and 1994 and won the 1989 Irish Open and the 1992 Welsh International. Personal life Her sons are Alex Lane and Ben Lane Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the European Championships. Personal life Ben's mother Suzanne Louis-Lane, represented E .... References 1967 births English female badminton players Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Living people Medallists at the 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Bradbury
Julie Jane Bradbury (born 12 February 1967) is a former English badminton player who represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. She was part of the national mixed team that won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also captured the silver medals in the mixed and women's doubles events. Along with those sporting achievements she is only the second person to hold all five titles in all three disciplines of badminton (singles, doubles, and mixed) at the English National Championships. She reached a career high as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 4 in the women's doubles. Career 1992 Summer Olympics Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin Schmidt and Kerstin Ubben of Germany. In the quarterfinals they were beaten by the eventual gold medalists, Hwang Hye-young and Chun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Sankey
Sara Sankey née Sara Halsall (born 29 September 1967) is a retired English badminton player. Badminton career In 1990, Sankey represented England when she attended the Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the mixed team event and with Fiona Smith in the women's doubles event. She also won a silver medal with Miles Johnson in the mixed doubles. She went on to win a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's team event and a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Anthony Clark in the mixed doubles event. Sankey represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in the Women's Doubles event with Gillian Gowers Gillian Gowers (born 9 April 1964, in Horfield) is a retired female badminton player from England. Badminton career World Championships She won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Nigel Tier. Olympic Ga .... She retired from playing badminton internationally in 2002 and began coaching with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Chapman
Karen Chapman née Karen Puttick (born 21 May 1959) is a retired badminton player of England. Career She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Mike Tredgett. She represented England and won two gold medals in the team event and mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women's doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ..., Australia. Achievements World Cup ''Mixed doubles'' References European resultsEnglish statistics 1959 births Living people English female badminton players Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Williamson (badminton)
Jennifer Williamson (born 1973/1974) is an American attorney and a Democratic politician who represented Oregon's 36th District in the Oregon House of Representatives. She served as Majority Leader from 2015 to 2019. Early life and education Born in Washington County, Oregon, Williamson graduated from the University of Oregon, and received a J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law. Political career In 2012, she defeated Sharon Meieran in the Democratic primary to replace state representative Mary Nolan. Williamson was named a 2014 Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949 as the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. The institute's stated aim is the realization of "a free, just, and equitable society" through seminars, policy programs ... Rodel Fellow. On February 10, 2020, Williamson abruptly dropped out of the race for Oregon Secretary of State in response to allegations of unusual campaign spending wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Smith (badminton)
Fiona Smith (born Fiona Elliott, 13 November 1963) is a former English female badminton player. Badminton career Smith is six times English National singles champion and a mixed doubles champion. She represented England and won four medals. A gold medal in the team event, a silver medal singles and mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women's doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast .... Four years later she won three further medals (all gold) playing under her married name of Fiona Smith. The gold medals came in the singles, doubles and team event. In addition to her National and Commonwealth Games successes she was a silver medalist at the 1990 European Championships in Moscow and has over 75 caps f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Fisher
Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvis Costello * "Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)", a 1993 single by Jordy * "Alison", 1994 single by Slowdive Places * Alison, New South Wales, suburb of the Central Coast region in NSW, Australia * Alison Sound, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Point Alison, Alberta, a summer village in Alberta, Canada Other uses * ''Alison'' (film), a South African documentary film * ALISON (company), an educational technology company * Alison, common name for plants of the genus ''Alyssum'', including: ** Sweet alison, a decorative plant * ''Alison'' (katydid) a genus in the Hexacentrinae subfamily of bush crickets See also * Alisoun (other) * Alisson (other) * Allison (other) * Allisson (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
