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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1971 Solihull, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Mann (born 9 August 1971) is a female retired British badminton player.
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1971 Solihull, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Mann (born 9 August 1971) is a female retired British badminton player.
Mann won the English National Badminton Championships eight times. [1] She holds a record for winning National title seven years consecutively from 1997 to 2003, the highest number of wins in Women's category since the championship began in 1964.
She represented England and won a gold medal in the women's team event and a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] [3] Four year later she competed in the singles during the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [4] Mann also reached the quarter-finals of the 2001 All England Open Badminton Championships.
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