English badminton player
Badminton player
Helen Suzanne Troke |
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Country | England |
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Born | (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964 (age 59) Southampton, England[1] |
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Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
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Helen Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is an English retired badminton player.
She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's singles. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.
She represented England and won double gold in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
World Championships
[edit] Women's singles Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
1982 | Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia | Sally Podger | 4–11, 11–3, 11–5 | Gold |
1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | Fiona Elliott | 11–4, 11–4 | Gold |
1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Deepti Thanekar | 11–0, 11–0 | Bronze |
European Championships
[edit] European Junior Championships
[edit] IBF World Grand Prix
[edit] The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
1983 | Swedish Open | Jane Webster | 11–2, 11–5 | Winner |
1984 | German Open | Karen Beckman | 12–9, 10–12, 6–11 | Runner-up |
1984 | Thailand Open | Kirsten Larsen | 11–5, 11–8 | Winner |
1984 | Dutch Open | Kirsten Larsen | 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 | Winner |
1984 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ivana Lie | 11–12, 9–11 | Runner-up |
1984 | Denmark Open | Zheng Yuli | 6–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
1985 | India Open | Kirsten Larsen | 11–8, 11–8 | Winner |
1985 | Malaysia Open | Gillian Gowers | Walkover | Runner-up |
1985 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kirsten Larsen | 11–5, 11–2 | Winner |
1986 | German Open | Kim Yun-ja | 1–11, 11–8, 10–12 | Runner-up |
1986 | Indonesia Open | Shi Wen | 11–6, 9–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
1986 | Dutch Open | Xiao Jie | 6–11, 11–3, 6–11 | Runner-up |
1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kirsten Larsen | 12–11, 6–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
1987 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kirsten Larsen | 4–11, 11–5, 1–11 | Runner-up |
1988 | Poona Open | Christine Magnusson | 12–11, 4–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
1989 | German Open | Pernille Nedergaard | 4–11, 11–8, 11–7 | Winner |
1990 | Scottish Open | Eline Coene | 11–3, 11–0 | Winner |
1991 | Finnish Open | Tang Jiuhong | 7–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |