Elena Clare Johnson (born 2 November 1985) is a

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 p ...

player from Guernsey who competed in the

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since 2001 and the

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five times.

Career

In 2010, Johnson attempted to find a doubles partner for the 2011 Island Games in Gayle Lloyd. As Lloyd was deemed just short of the permanent residence status required to compete for Guernsey in the games, Johnson did not compete in women's doubles at the 2011 games. For the 2021 Island Games in Guernsey, Johnson will be serving as player-manager for the Guernsey Badminton Association.

Major results

* 2001: Island Games (Isle of Man) ** Badminton, women's singles - 2nd place ** Badminton, women's doubles - 2nd place ** Badminton, team event - 1st place * 2003: English National Championships - Badminton, women's singles - eliminated in opening round * 2003: Island Games (Guernsey) ** Badminton, women's singles - 1st place ** Badminton, team event - 1st place ** Badminton, women's doubles - 2nd place * 2005: Island Games (Shetland) ** Badminton, women's singles - 2nd place ** Badminton, women's doubles - 2nd place ** Badminton, mixed doubles - 3rd place ** Badminton, team event - 1st place * 2012: Norfolk Open Championship ** Badminton, women's singles - 1st place ** Badminton, women's doubles - 1st place - with Kelly Holdway * 2013: Island Games (Bermuda) ** Badminton, women's singles - 1st place ** Badminton, women's doubles - 3rd place ** Badminton, team event - 1st place * 2014: Commonwealth Games (Glasgow) ** Badminton, women's singles - eliminated round of 32 ** Badminton, women's doubles - eliminated round of 32 - with Gayle Lloyd ** Badminton, mixed doubles - eliminated in first round - with Daniel Penney * 2017: Island Games (Gotland) ** Badminton, women's doubles - 3rd place ** Badminton, mixed doubles - 1st place ** Badminton, team event - 1st place * 2018: Commonwealth Games - Badminton, women's doubles - eliminated in round of 16 - with Chloe Le Tissier * 2019: Island Games (Gibraltar) ** Badminton, women's doubles - 2nd place - with Chloe Le Tissier ** Badminton, mixed doubles - 3rd place - with Ove Svejstrup

References

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