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Julie Rickard
Personal information
Nationality England
BornThird quarter 1939
Surrey
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  England
All England Open Badminton Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 London doubles
Silver medal – second place 1972 London doubles
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh doubles

Julie E Rickard (née Julie Charles) is a retired female badminton player from England.

Career

Rickard represented England and won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Gillian Gilks, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2][3]

She also reached the doubles final in the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, in 1970 and 1972.

As Julie Charles she won the 1958 & 1964 French Open, the 1958 Swiss Open and was English National champion in the doubles in 1966.

Personal life

She married in 1969 and afterwards competed as Julie Rickard.

References

  1. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.