Sarah Hardaker
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| Birth name | Sara Louise Hardaker | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1975 Dartford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||
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Sara Louise Hardaker (born 1 December 1975) is a former English professional badminton player.[1] She has been capped 31 times for England. Hardaker who came from Kent, won the mixed doubles title at the English national junior championships in 1992/93 season partnered with Lee Boosey, and also the girls' doubles event in 1993/94 season partnered with Rebecca Pantaney.[2] She and Boosey were the bronze medallists at the 1993 European Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] Hardaker competed at the World Championships in three consecutive years in 1997 Glasgow, 1999 Copenhagen, and 2001 Seville.[2] She represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[4] Hardaker completing her undergraduate degree in sport science, and work at the Nuffield physiotherapist. Before joining Nuffield, she used to work for the National Health Service at Barnet & Chase hospital whilst also being the club physio for Tabard RFC in Herts.[5]
Achievements
IBF World Grand Prix
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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| 1995 | Scottish Open | Emma Constable
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 Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson
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7–15, 5–15 |  Runner-up
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IBF International
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Bermuda International |  Debra O’Connor
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11–1, 11–6 |  Winner
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Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Irish International | Graham Hurrell
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 Russell Hogg Kirsteen McEwan
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9–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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| 1998 | Portugal International | James Anderson
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 Iain Sydie Denyse Julien
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0–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | French International | Peter Jeffrey
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Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Middlemiss
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15–8, 15–11 | Winner
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| 1997 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Nathan Robertson
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 Vladislav Druzchenko  Marina Yakusheva
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9–15, 15–3, 10–15 | Runner-up
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| 1995 | Bermuda International | Steve Isaac
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 Mario Carulla  Linda French
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15–7, 15–6 | Winner
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| 1994 | Hungarian International | Ian Pearson
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 Kai Mitteldorf Nicol Pitro
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15–10, 15–4 | Winner
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| 1993 | Irish International | Julian Robertson
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Simon Archer Joanne Davies
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5–15, 10–15 | Runner-up
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References
- ^ "Players: Sarah Hardaker". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Facts and Records: History of Badminton". Badminton England. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Sarah Hardakre and Joanne Davies". Getty Images. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Meet Some of the Nuffield Team!". www.thisisourvillage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
External links
- Sarah Hardaker at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sarah Hardaker at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
