Julia Mann

Julia Mann
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1971-08-09) 9 August 1971 (age 53) Solihull, England
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Retired	2006 [1]
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles European Women's Team Championships 2006 Thessalonica Women's team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Mixed team
BWF profile

Julia Mann (born 9 August 1971) is a female retired British badminton player.

Badminton career

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.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Aparna Popat	8–11, 13–12, 11–13	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Scottish Open	Lim Xiaoqing	3–11, 0–11	Runner-up
2002	U.S. Open	Marina Andrievskaya	11–3, 11–5	Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Portugal International	Tanya Groves	11–3, 6–11, 11–3	Winner
1997	Scottish Open	Rebecca Pantaney	11–3, 11–5	Winner
2002	Portugal International	Tracey Hallam	7–0, 7–2, 7–0	Winner
2002	Canada Open	Petra Overzier	11–3, 5–11, 10–13	Runner-up
2004	Canada Open	Charmaine Reid	11–2, 11–2	Winner
2005	Iceland International	Sara Persson	11–13, 0–7 retired	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Portugal International	Tanya Groves	Maria José Gomes Zamy Gomes	15–3, 15–3	Winner

References

1. "Mann Career Ends in Madrid Defeat". BBC. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

External links

• Julia Mann at BWF Badminton.com
• Julia Mann at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )
• Julia Mann at Olympedia
• Julia Mann at Olympics.com
• Julia Mann at Team GB
• Julia Mann at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)