Antoinette Uys

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Antoinette Uys
Personal information
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1976-03-02) 2 March 1976 (age 46)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Abuja Women's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Casablanca Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Casablanca Mixed team
BWF profile

Antoinette Uys (born 2 March 1976) is a badminton player from South Africa. She was the mixed doubles gold medalists at the 2002 African Championships and 2003 All-Africa Games. Uys competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Chris Dednam. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32.

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Achievements

All-Africa Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Flag of South Africa.svg Marika Daubern Flag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg
Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Dednam Flag of South Africa.svg Stewart Carson
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Med 1.png Gold

African Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Casablanca, Morocco Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Dednam Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Kleingeld
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Med 1.png Gold

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Marika Daubern Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
2–7, 6–8, 2–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Dednam Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Potgieter
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
5–7, 1–7, 7–2, –, –Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Anton Kriel Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Kleingeld
Flag of South Africa.svg Karen Coetzer
WalkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Stewart Carson Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Kleingeld
Flag of South Africa.svg Karen Coetzer
7–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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