Denyse Julien

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Denyse Julien
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born22 July 1960 (1960-07-22) (age 64)
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1986 EdinburghMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Auckland Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1990 AucklandMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1990 AucklandWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Women's doubles
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995 Mar del PlataWomen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995 Mar del PlataMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1999 WinnipegWomen's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 Santo DomingoWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1999 WinnipegWomen's singles
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Kingston Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Winnipeg Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991 KingstonWomen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991 KingstonMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 WinnipegMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Bridgetown Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 BridgetownWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 BridgetownWomen's singles
BWF profile

Denyse Julien (born 22 July 1960, in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian former badminton player noted for her versatility and longevity.

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Career

Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles. [1] She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships, including women's singles in 1989. [2] Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. These include a silver medal in singles (1990), and a silver (1986) and two bronzes (1990, 1994) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the Pan American Games, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition in Winnipeg in 1999, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2003 competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Julien won a number of titles in Europe, including women's singles at French (1982) and Welsh (1991, 1995) Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International (1983), and mixed doubles at the Portugal Open (1998). She competed in three Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2004), the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona before bowing to China's reigning world champion Tang Jiuhong.

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of England.svg Fiona Smith 7–11, 9–12 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johanne Falardeau Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
6–15, 7–15 Med 2.png Silver
1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johanne Falardeau Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Sui Hoon
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Siew Choon
18–13, 15–2 Med 3.png Bronze
1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria,
Victoria, Canada
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-An Deng Flag of England.svg Joanne Muggeridge
Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright
14–18, 0–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1995 CeNARD, Mar del Plata, Argentina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-An Deng 11–7, 11–1 Med 1.png Gold
1999 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada Flag of the United States.svg Yeping Tang 11–13, 8–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 CeNARD, Mar del Plata, Argentina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-An Deng Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
15–11, 15–9 Med 1.png Gold
1999 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
15–3, 2–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver
2003 UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Rice Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Nichol
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
13–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 CeNARD, Mar del Plata, Argentina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darryl Yung Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anil Kaul
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-An Deng
15–4, 15–5 Med 1.png Gold
1999 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Olynyk
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
15–9, 15–6 Med 1.png Gold
2003 UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick
7–15, 15–13, 15–12 Med 1.png Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1991 Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché 3–11, 11–2, 11–6 Med 1.png Gold
1997 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Peru.svg Lorena Blanco 11–1, 11–0 Med 1.png Gold
2005 Bridgetown, Barbados Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid 8–11, 4–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché Flag of the United States.svg Linda French
Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller
15–7, 15–4 Med 1.png Gold
2005 Bridgetown, Barbados Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Nichol
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
walkover Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
13–15, 18–14, 15–4 Med 1.png Gold
1997 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kara Solmundson
17–14, 15–8 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1983 Canadian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kirsten Larsen 1–11, 1–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1987Canadian Open Flag of South Korea.svg Chun Sung-suk5–11, 7–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1989Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-an Deng 11–9, 11–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 US Open Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Rybkina 7–11, 11–2, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Canadian Open Flag of Japan.svg Hisako Mizui 5–11, 11–7, 10–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Camilla Martin 6–11, 8–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Puerto Rico Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid 11–8, 1–11, 13–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985 Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johanne Falardeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Skillings
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse
15–7, 14–17, 18–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 US Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Rybkina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vlada Chernyavskaya
18–13, 18–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-an Deng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse
15–10, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Canada Open Flag of England.svg Joanne Muggeridge Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Dupont
Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen
7–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
10–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Butler
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse
15–4, 11–15, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner

IBF International

Women’s singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1983 Austrian International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Sherry Liu 8–11, 11–5, 5–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986 US Open Flag of Japan.svg Hisako Mori 12–10, 3–11, 12–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1988Bells Open Flag of England.svg Fiona Smith 11–3, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1989Bells Open Flag of England.svg Fiona Smith4–11, 11–1, 9–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990 Welsh International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-an Deng 11–3, 12–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Welsh International Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Gibson 11–3, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Suriname International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid 11–9, 11–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 MiamiPanAm International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick 11–6, 7–11, 0–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Canadian International Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee 12–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Austrian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Linda Cloutier Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julie McDonald
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Audrey Swaby
15–10, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1986 US Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johanne Falardeau Flag of Japan.svg Yomiko Fushiki
Flag of Japan.svg Mami Nakajima
18–16, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987Bells Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johanne Falardeau Flag of England.svg Fiona Elliott
Flag of England.svg Sara Halsall
9–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1988Bells Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Flag of England.svg Karen Beckman
Flag of England.svg Sara Halsall
15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Welsh International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché Flag of Scotland.svg Elinor Middlemis
Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Williamson
15–4, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Welsh International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Si-an Deng Flag of England.svg Julie Bradbury
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
3–15, 15–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Suriname International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid Flag of Suriname.svg Nathalie Haynes
Flag of Peru.svg Adrienn Kocsis
15–5, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Judith Baumeyer
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Santi Wibowo
15–10, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Chile International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid Flag of Japan.svg Satomi Igawa
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Nagamine
10–15, 0–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid Flag of Japan.svg Satomi Igawa
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Nagamine
6–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Miami PanAm International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Florence Lavoie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amélie Felx
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valerie Loker
13–10, 11–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Nigeria International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Rice Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Felicity Gallup
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joanne Muggeridge
12–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Miami PanAm International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Okuma
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Tai
walkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Portugal International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie Flag of England.svg James Anderson
Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker
15–0, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Canada Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Olynyk
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
15–4, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Miami PanAm International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of the United States.svg Mesinee Mangkalakiri
3–11, 5–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Miami PanAm International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick
walkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick
15–7, 13–15, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References