Joanne Muggeridge

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Joanne Muggeridge
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1969-04-03) 3 April 1969 (age 54)
London, England
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Warsaw Girls' singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Warsaw Mixed team

Joanne Muggeridge (born 3 April 1969) is a female badminton player, born in London who represented Great Britain, England and Wales.

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Badminton career

She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1] She represented England and won two gold medals in the women's doubles and mixed team events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3] [4]

Following an argument in 1997 with the England team manager Steve Baddeley she switched allegiance to Wales and competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games for Wales. [5]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joanne Muggeridge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Round-up: Muggeridge turns tables on England". Daily Telegraph.