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Helen Suzanne Troke
Personal information
Country United Kingdom
Born (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964 (age 59)
Southampton, England [1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Women's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Women's singles
European Badminton Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Preston Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Uppsala Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Moscow Women's singles

Helen Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is a retired female badminton player of England.

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's singles, and gold at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1986 Commonwealth Games. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.

References

  • English statistics
  • European results
  • Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 170, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6