Victoria Wright
Victoria Wright | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Victoria Hristova |
Country | ![]() |
Born | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | 1 May 1974
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Event | Women's singles & doubles |
BWF profile |
Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event.[2] She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32.[3] Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov.[4] She currently works at the British International School of Kuala Lumpur as head of the Romans house.[5]
Achievements
IBF International
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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1996 | Romanian International | ![]() |
11–4, 11–1 | ![]() |
1992 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
11–4, 5–11, 1–0 Retired | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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1996 | Romanian International | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–4 | ![]() |
1992 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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8–15, 15–8, 15–8 | ![]() |
2003 | Slovak International | ![]() |
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7–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
1997 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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1996 | Romanian International | ![]() |
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2–15, 17–14, 10–15 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Badminton mixed doubles results". BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "France Yearbook 2016". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Romans". British International School of Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
- Victoria Wright at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Viktoriya Khristova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) (1992 Summer Olympics)
- Victoria Wright at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) (2004 Summer Olympics)
- Victoria Wright at Olympics.com
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Pazardzhik
- French people of Bulgarian descent
- French female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of France
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Bulgarian female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Bulgaria
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics