Elizabeth Cann

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Elizabeth Cann
Personal information
Nickname(s)Liz [1]
Birth nameElizabeth Alice Cann [2]
CountryEngland
Born (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979 (age 45)
Redhill, Surrey, England
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking19 (2 June 2005)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Mixed team
BWF profile

Elizabeth Alice "Liz" Cann (born 21 March 1979) is a badminton player from England. [3] Cann started playing badminton along with many other sports at about age six, and was coached by her mother, Carmen. When she was 19, Cann moved to Denmark for three years to develop her badminton further, and started receiving formal technical coaching. [4] [5]

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Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Flag of Scotland.svg Susan Egelstaff 21–18, 21–16 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 Scottish Open Flag of Estonia.svg Kati Tolmoff 16–21, 21–10, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Finnish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Persson 21–12, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Irish Open Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Mori 21–19, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

  1. ↑ "Liz Cann". damekellyholmestrust.org. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Elizabeth Alice Cann". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Elizabeth Cann". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Champions: Elizabeth Cann". sportingchampions.org.uk. Sporting Champions. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Elizabeth Cann". damekellyholmestrust.org. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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