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Julie Bradbury

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Julie Bradbury
Personal information
Birth nameJulie Jane Bradbury
CountryEngland
Born (1967-02-12) 12 February 1967 (age 57)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD), 1 (XD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
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

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1992 Summer Olympics

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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

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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

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World Cup

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia England Joanne Wright Indonesia Finarsih
Indonesia Lili Tampi 		15–11, 4–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada England Gillian Clark England Joanne Muggeridge
England Joanne Wright 		9–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada England Simon Archer England Chris Hunt
England Gillian Clark 		11–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

European Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark 		England Joanne Wright Denmark Marlene Thomsen
Denmark Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen 		12–15, 15–10, 4–15 Bronze Bronze
1994 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		England Gillian Clark Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		11–15, 15–12, 14–16 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark 		England Simon Archer Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		16–18, 2–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Swedish Open England Donna Kellogg China Liu Lu
China Qian Hong 		11–15, 18–17, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Denmark Open England Joanne Wright Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		6–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 U.S. Open England Joanne Wright Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Zelin Resiana 		7–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Hong Kong Open England Joanne Wright South Korea Jang Hye-ock
South Korea Gil Young-ah 		15–17, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Malaysia Open England Joanne Wright South Korea Jang Hye-ock
South Korea Gil Young-ah 		15–10, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Thailand Open England Joanne Wright China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun 		12–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Dutch Open England Joanne Wright Denmark Marianne Rasmussen
Denmark Anne Mette Bille 		9–15, 15–9, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 All England Open England Simon Archer South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		10–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open England Simon Archer Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Astrid Crabo 		7–15, 15–12, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Korea Open England Simon Archer South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Grand Prix Finals England Simon Archer Indonesia Tri Kusharyanto
Indonesia Minarti Timur 		8–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Denmark Open England Simon Archer Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		8–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Spanish International England Suzanne Louis-Lane 0–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Welsh International England Joanne Wright Canada Si-An Deng
Canada Denyse Julien 		15–3, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Welsh International England Joanne Wright England Joanne Davies
England Joanne Muggeridge 		15–9, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Welsh International England Sara Sankey Germany Anne-Katrin Seid
Germany Nicole Baldewein 		15–8, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Spanish International England Gillian Clark Republic of Ireland Ciara Doheny
Germany Katrin Schmidt 		12–15, 15–12, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Wimbledon International England Gillian Clark England Gillian Gowers
England Sara Sankey 		5–15, 15–10, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Irish International England Felicity Gallup Germany Katrin Schmidt
Germany Kerstin Ubben 		No match 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Welsh International England Cheryl Johnson England Joanne Wright
England Alison Humby 		15–11, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Irish International England Suzanne Louis-Lane Scotland Elinor Middlemiss
Scotland Jennifer Williamson 		7–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete: Julie Bradbury". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist visits Newbury College". Newbury College. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Julie Bradbury Playing Experience". www.juliebradbury.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. ^ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Bradbury's fine start: Badminton". The Independent. 29 July 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Olympic Round-Up: Badminton defeat". The Independent. 3 August 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ Grossman, Mike (26 November 1996). "Brits end contract with Olympic Badminton Manager". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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