Antoinette Uys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Durban, South Africa | 2 March 1976|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | Marika Daubern | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | Chris Dednam | Stewart Carson Michelle Edwards | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Chris Dednam | Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | South Africa International | Marika Daubern | Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards | 2–7, 6–8, 2–7 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam | Dean Potgieter Chantal Botts | 5–7, 1–7, 7–2, –, – | Winner |
2001 | South Africa International | Anton Kriel | Johan Kleingeld Karen Coetzer | Walkover | Runner-up |
1999 | South Africa International | Stewart Carson | Johan Kleingeld Karen Coetzer | 7–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
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