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Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Southampton, England [1] | 7 November 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Helen Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is an English retired badminton player.
She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's singles. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.
She represented England and won double gold in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() | 10–12, 6–11 | ![]() |
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1982 | Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia | ![]() | 4–11, 11–3, 11–5 | ![]() |
1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | 11–4, 11–4 | ![]() |
1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | 11–0, 11–0 | ![]() |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–8, 15–11 | ![]() |
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Guild Hall, Preston, England | ![]() | 11–5, 11–2 | ![]() |
1986 | Uppsala, Sweden | ![]() | 9–12, 11–3, 11–2 | ![]() |
1990 | Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | ![]() | 2–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | 8–11, 12–9, 11–6 | ![]() |
1983 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() | 11–5, 12–10 | ![]() |
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Swedish Open | ![]() | 11–2, 11–5 | ![]() |
1984 | German Open | ![]() | 12–9, 10–12, 6–11 | ![]() |
1984 | Thailand Open | ![]() | 11–5, 11–8 | ![]() |
1984 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 | ![]() |
1984 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 11–12, 9–11 | ![]() |
1984 | Denmark Open | ![]() | 6–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
1985 | India Open | ![]() | 11–8, 11–8 | ![]() |
1985 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | Walkover | ![]() |
1985 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 11–5, 11–2 | ![]() |
1986 | German Open | ![]() | 1–11, 11–8, 10–12 | ![]() |
1986 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | 11–6, 9–11, 9–11 | ![]() |
1986 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 6–11, 11–3, 6–11 | ![]() |
1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 12–11, 6–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
1987 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 4–11, 11–5, 1–11 | ![]() |
1988 | Poona Open | ![]() | 12–11, 4–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
1989 | German Open | ![]() | 4–11, 11–8, 11–7 | ![]() |
1990 | Scottish Open | ![]() | 11–3, 11–0 | ![]() |
1991 | Finnish Open | ![]() | 7–11, 8–11 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–18, 18–17, 9–15 | ![]() |
1986 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1987 | Scottish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–15, 15–3, 15–12 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | Irish Open | ![]() | 11–2, 12–11 | ![]() |
1982 | Scottish Open | ![]() | 8–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1982 | Scottish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() | |
1983 | English Masters | ![]() | 9–12, 12–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1984 | English Masters | ![]() | 1–11, 10–12 | ![]() |
1987 | Bell's Open | ![]() | 4–11, 10–12 | ![]() |
1992 | Amor International | ![]() | 11–7, 2–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |
1983 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1983 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1984 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1984 | Bell's Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–6, 3–15, 18–14 | ![]() |
1986 | Bell's Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Bell's Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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