Jennifer "Jenny" Wallwork (born 17 January 1987 in
Bolton
Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...
) is an English
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 pe ...
player who has achieved international success in both the women's events and the mixed doubles event, including a
Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
Silver medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...
in 2010.
[BBC News]
Commonwealth Games 2010: England lose badminton finals She represented her country 42 times, being the highest ranking female player for 4 years.
Badminton England defends record after Jenny Wallwork becomes second player to quit performance programme
Career
Wallwork won the mixed doubles
Bulgarian International The Bulgarian Open Championship is an annual international badminton championships held in Bulgaria since 1985, by then known as Bulgarian International. It was halted between 1996 and 1998, and in 2000. The tournament belongs to the Badminton Europ ...
in 2004, the
Scottish Open in 2005, and the
Dutch Open in 2006.
[Sportsister]
14 October 2008 She won the
Swedish International mixed doubles in 2012.
[BBC Sport Badminton]
22 January 2012 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork triumph in Sweden She won the women's doubles at the
Irish International
The Irish Future Series or ''Irish International'' is an international badminton tournament held in Ireland. This tournament has been a BWF Future Series, Future Series level, another tournament for higher tournament level is Irish Open (badminton) ...
in 2005.
Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport.
In 2011, Jenny won both the mixed and women's doubles at the English National Championships
[BBC Sport 6 Feb 2011]
Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork retain English title but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body
Badminton England
Badminton England is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in England. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport throughout England.
Originally established in 1893 as the Badminton Association of England in Portsmout ...
.
[BBC Sport Badminton]
25 February 2013 Jenny Wallwork retires after saying she was undervalued and ignored
In 2023, she won her sixth national doubles title at the
English National Badminton Championships
The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised by the Badminton England to crown the best badminton players in England.
The tournament started in 1964 and is held annually. The first winners were Bill Havers and Ursula ...
, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. It was her first national title since 2012.
Record against selected opponents
Mixed Doubles results with
Nathan Robertson
Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977) from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Sp ...
against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
www.tournamentsoftware.com
Jenny Wallwork Current Ranking 7 February 2015
* Xu Chen
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& Ma Jin
Ma Jin (; born 7 May 1988) is a badminton player from China who specialises in women's and mixed doubles. She partnered Wang Xiaoli in women's doubles and excelled in the category until 2010 when both players are split after China failed to defe ...
0–3
* Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals ...
0–2
* Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo (; born 26 November 1983) is a badminton player from Hunan, China.
Career
A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the ...
& Ma Jin
Ma Jin (; born 7 May 1988) is a badminton player from China who specialises in women's and mixed doubles. She partnered Wang Xiaoli in women's doubles and excelled in the category until 2010 when both players are split after China failed to defe ...
0–1
* Chen Hung-ling
Chen Hung-ling (; born 10 February 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Chen Hung-ling is a doubles specialist. His best results have come with Cheng Wen-hsing in mixed doubles, but he routinely competes in men's doubles with Lin Yu-lang. In 2 ...
& Cheng Wen-hsing
Cheng Wen-hsing (; born 24 February 1982) is a Taiwanese former badminton player. She is now works as German national team coach.
Career
Cheng competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Chien Yu-chin. ...
1–3
* Lee Sheng-mu
Lee Sheng-mu (; born 3 October 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player from the Taiwan Cooperative Bank club. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
Lee Sheng-mu's elite career began in the 2 ...
& Chien Yu-chin
Chien Yu-chin (; born 24 October 1982) is a Taiwanese former badminton player.
Summer Olympics
Chien competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-hsing. They defeated Helen Nichol and Charmai ...
1–0
* Joachim Fischer Nielsen
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& Christinna Pedersen
Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player.
Career
Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist.
From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two Europ ...
0–2
* Thomas Laybourn
Thomas Laybourn (born 30 September 1977) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. He is a World Champion, two times European Champion and was ranked as world number 1 in the mixed doubles in January 2011.
Career
Laybourn won the 2006 Eur ...
& Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Kamilla Rytter Juhl (born 23 November 1983) is a retired Danish badminton player. Juhl is an Olympic silver medalist, World Championship gold medalist and seven times European champion as well.
Career
Rytter Juhl played as a left-handed doubl ...
1–4
* / Chris Adcock
Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...
& Imogen Bankier
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1–0
* Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg
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0–1
* Tontowi Ahmad
Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he pa ...
& Liliyana Natsir
Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tre ...
1–2
* Fran Kurniawan
Fran Kurniawan Teng (born 1 April 1985) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum who specializes in doubles. In 2011, he became the determinant for the Indonesian team to qualified from the group stage at the 2011 Sudirman Cup. In the e ...
& Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
Pia Zebadiah Bernadet (born 22 January 1989) is an Indonesian badminton player. She is the sister of men's doubles world and Olympic champion Markis Kido.
Career
Women's singles
In 2007, Zebadiah contributed to the Indonesian women's team' ...
1–0
* Nova Widianto
Andreas Nova Widianto (born 10 October 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is currently the Indonesia national team mixed doubles head coach.
Career
Nova Widianto is considered one of the greatest doubles player in his era. He i ...
& Liliyana Natsir 0–1
* Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat (; born 18 September 1985) is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. He succeeded in both men's and mixed doubles but is best known for his partnership with Tan Boon Heong with whom, he reached a career high ranking o ...
& Wong Pei Tty
Wong Pei Tty (, born 11 November 1981) is a former doubles badminton player from Malaysia. Currently, she works as an assistant coach for Malaysia women's double national team.
Career
Wong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in ...
0–2
* Robert Mateusiak
Robert Bogumił Mateusiak (born 13 January 1976) is a Polish retired badminton player.
Career
Łogosz and Mateusiak won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Partnered with Nadieżda Zięba in the mixed ...
& Nadieżda Zięba
Nadieżda "Nadia" Zięba (; : Kostiuczyk; born 21 May 1984) is a Polish retired badminton player of Belarusian origin. She won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2012 European Championships. Zięba was three times mixed doubles quarter finalis ...
1–2
* Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul ( th, กุลชลา วรวิจิตรชัยกุล; born 14 November 1984) is an internationally elite badminton player from Thailand. She competed at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Kunchala Vorav ...
1–1
* Sudket Prapakamol
Sudket Prapakamol ( th, สุดเขต ประภากมล; ; born 8 February 1980) is a badminton player from Thailand. He is a police lieutenant and a sportsman like his brother. He has a Bachelor's degree from the University of the Th ...
& Saralee Thungthongkam
Captain Saralee Thungthongkam ( th, สราลีย์ ทุ่งทองคำ ผู้พัน หรือน.อ.ส้ม; ; born 13 June 1979) is a Thai retired badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication ...
1–1
References
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English female badminton players
Sportspeople from Bolton
1987 births
Living people
People from Garforth
Sportspeople from the City of Leeds
People educated at Garforth Academy
Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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