Julie Bradbury
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Birth name | Julie Jane Bradbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | 12 February 1967||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 4 (WD), 1 (XD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Julie Jane Bradbury (born 12 February 1967) is a former English badminton player who represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.[1] She was part of the national mixed team that won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also captured the silver medals in the mixed and women's doubles events. Along with those sporting achievements she is only the second person to hold all five titles in all three disciplines of badminton (singles, doubles, and mixed) at the English National Championships.[2] She reached a career high as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 4 in the women's doubles.[3]
Career
[edit]1992 Summer Olympics
[edit]Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin Schmidt and Kerstin Ubben of Germany.[4] In the quarterfinals they were beaten by the eventual gold medalists, Hwang Hye-young and Chung So-young of Korea, 5–15, 5–15.[5]
1996 Summer Olympics
[edit]Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the mixed and women's doubles events. Teamed-up with Joanne Goode, they had a bye in the first round, but was defeated by Ann Jørgensen and Lotte Olsen of Denmark 4–15, 5–15 in the second round. In the mixed doubles event, she and Simon Archer were eliminated in the early rounds to Indonesian pair Flandy Limpele and Rosalina Riseu.[6]
Achievements
[edit]World Cup
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–11, 4–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
Commonwealth Games
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
European Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–15, 15–10, 4–15 | ![]() |
1994 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–15, 15–12, 14–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–18, 2–15 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–15, 18–17, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Denmark Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
1996 | U.S. Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
1995 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–17, 5–15 | ![]() |
1995 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–10, 15–11 | ![]() |
1994 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–15, 15–9, 2–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | All England Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Swiss Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–15, 15–12, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Korea Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1995 | Grand Prix Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1994 | Denmark Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
IBF International
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Spanish International | ![]() | 0–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–3, 17–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–9, 15–4 | ![]() |
1992 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–8, 15–1 | ![]() |
1991 | Spanish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–15, 15–12, 15–7 | ![]() |
1991 | Wimbledon International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–15, 15–10, 15–5 | ![]() |
1990 | Irish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | No match | ![]() |
1990 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–11, 15–8 | ![]() |
1989 | Irish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete: Julie Bradbury". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist visits Newbury College". Newbury College. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Julie Bradbury Playing Experience". www.juliebradbury.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Bradbury's fine start: Badminton". The Independent. 29 July 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Olympic Round-Up: Badminton defeat". The Independent. 3 August 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Grossman, Mike (26 November 1996). "Brits end contract with Olympic Badminton Manager". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Julie Bradbury at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Julie Bradbury at BWFbadminton.com
- Julie Bradbury at Olympedia
- Julie Bradbury at Olympics.com
- Julie Bradbury at Team GB (archive)
- Julie Bradbury at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)