Gillian Gilks (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin; born 20 June 1950) is an English former

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player who won numerous major titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s. Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the

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with 12 titles, two of them in women's singles, four in women's doubles and six in mixed doubles. She is also one of the most successful players in the long history of the All England Open Championships with eleven titles; two in women's singles, three in women's doubles, and six in mixed doubles. In 1976 she won all three events at the All Englands making her the last person to "sweep the board" there in a single year. She also won a Gold and bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics when badminton was played as a demonstration sport. In 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

World Championships

World Cup

World Games

Commonwealth Games

European Championships

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

International tournaments

IBF International

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilks, Gillian 1950 births Living people English female badminton players Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic badminton players of Great Britain Badminton players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games World Games medalists in badminton World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 1981 World Games