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Ursula Smith

Ursula Smith

English badminton player Ursula SmithPersonal informationBorn1934 (age 91–92)SportCountryEnglandSportBadminton Medal record Women's badminton Representing England Uber Cup 1963 Wilmington Women's team Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Women's doubles 1966 Kingston Women's singles Asian Championships 1965 Lucknow Women's doubles 1965 Lucknow Women's singles 1965 Lucknow Mixed doubles Ursula Honour Smith married name Oakley (born 1934) is a former English international badminton player. Early life She lived at 'Fernleigh' 15 Brunswick Sq Herne Bay Kent from age of ten. She attended La Sainte Union RC school in Herne Bay. She attended the University of Southampton, where she played for the university badminton team, winning the UAU championship in December 1952 in the Victory Hall of Loughborough College. In 1956 she worked at St George's Hospital when at The Lanesborough at Hyde Park Corner, as a nurse. She visited France for 12 months in 1955 to learn French. Badminton career Smith was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the 1965 All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles. Smith competed for the England team in the 1966 British Empire and