Joanne Davies
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Born | 10 September 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joanne Davies (born 10 September 1972) is a former English badminton player, capped 44 times for England and reached No. 8 in the World.[1]
Biography[]
She has won team gold and individual silver medals in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] She represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[4] Davies was 11 weeks pregnant while she competing in Sydney.[5] Davies married former Dutch national badminton player , and her son Ethan also played badminton.[6]
She was the English National runner-up with her doubles partner Nichola Beck during the 1995 English National Badminton Championships.[7]
Achievements[]
Commonwealth Games[]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia |
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2–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships[]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
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11–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
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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1996 | Brunei Open | ![]() |
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8–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
IBF International[]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Canadian International | ![]() |
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3–15, 17–15, 15–8 | ![]() |
2000 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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12–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
1999 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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12–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Finnish International | ![]() |
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3–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1994 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–10 | ![]() |
1993 | Irish International | ![]() |
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15–1, 15–4 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International | ![]() |
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9–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Hamburg Cup | ![]() |
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7–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–5 | ![]() |
1992 | Czechoslovakian International | ![]() |
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17–16, 15–10 | ![]() |
1992 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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15–4, 15–2 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Wimbledon International | ![]() |
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15–12, 11–15, 15–5 | ![]() |
1994 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–9 | ![]() |
1993 | Irish International | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–10 | ![]() |
1993 | Welsh International | ![]() |
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9–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Irish International | ![]() |
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7–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Wimbledon Open | ![]() |
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15–5, 12–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "Joanne Davies". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Interview of Ethan van Leeuwen by Jasmine Ghouila" (PDF). thepartyguide.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Joanne Davies". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Sarah Hardakre and Joanne Davies". Getty Images. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Serena was only a little bit pregnant. It happens". www.themixedzone.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "International victory for Ethan". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. Milton Keynes Citizen. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 14 Feb. 1995, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
External links[]
- Joanne Davies at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Joanne Davies at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Joanne Davies at the International Olympic Committee
- 1972 births
- Living people
- English female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Great Britain
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton