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Denyse Julien (born July 22, 1960, in
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) is a former
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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.
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. These include a silver medal in singles (
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), and a silver (
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) and two bronzes (
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,
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) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the
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, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at
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in
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when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition in
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in
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, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2003 competition in
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. Julien won a number of titles in Europe, including women's singles at French (1982) and
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(1991, 1995) Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International (1983), and mixed doubles at the
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(1998). She competed in three Olympic Games (
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,
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,
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), the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona before bowing to
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's reigning
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.


Achievements


World Senior Championships


Commonwealth Games

''Women's doubles''


Pan American Games

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


Pan Am Championships

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


IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''


IBF International

''Women’s singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''


References


External links

* * * * * 1960 births Living people Canadian female badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics French Quebecers Olympic badminton players of Canada Sportspeople from Rouyn-Noranda Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Badminton players at the 1995 Pan American Games Badminton players at the 1999 Pan American Games Badminton players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Pan American Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Canada-badminton-bio-stub