Julie Bradbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Julie Jane Bradbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | 12 February 1967||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 (WD), 1 (XD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Julie Jane Bradbury (born 12 February 1967) is a former English badminton player who represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. [1] She was part of the national mixed team that won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also captured the silver medals in the mixed and women's doubles events. Along with those sporting achievements she is only the second person to hold all five titles in all three disciplines of badminton (singles, doubles, and mixed) at the English National Championships. [2] She reached a career high as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 4 in the women's doubles. [3]
Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin Schmidt and Kerstin Ubben of Germany. [4] In the quarterfinals they were beaten by the eventual gold medalists, Hwang Hye-young and Chung So-young of Korea, 5–15, 5–15. [5]
Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the mixed and women's doubles events. Teamed-up with Joanne Goode, they had a bye in the first round, but was defeated by Ann Jørgensen and Lotte Olsen of Denmark 4–15, 5–15 in the second round. In the mixed doubles event, she and Simon Archer were eliminated in the early rounds to Indonesian pair Flandy Limpele and Rosalina Riseu. [6]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Joanne Wright | Finarsih Lili Tampi | 15–11, 4–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Gillian Clark | Joanne Muggeridge Joanne Wright | 9–15, 11–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Simon Archer | Chris Hunt Gillian Clark | 11–15, 4–15 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | Joanne Wright | Marlene Thomsen Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen | 12–15, 15–10, 4–15 | Bronze |
1994 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Gillian Clark | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | 11–15, 15–12, 14–16 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | Simon Archer | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 16–18, 2–15 | Silver |
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Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Swedish Open | Donna Kellogg | Liu Lu Qian Hong | 11–15, 18–17, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Denmark Open | Joanne Wright | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | U.S. Open | Joanne Wright | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 7–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Hong Kong Open | Joanne Wright | Jang Hye-ock Gil Young-ah | 15–17, 5–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Malaysia Open | Joanne Wright | Jang Hye-ock Gil Young-ah | 15–10, 15–11 | Winner |
1994 | Thailand Open | Joanne Wright | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 12–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
1992 | Dutch Open | Joanne Wright | Marianne Rasmussen Anne Mette Bille | 9–15, 15–9, 2–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | All England Open | Simon Archer | Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min | 10–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Swiss Open | Simon Archer | Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo | 7–15, 15–12, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Korea Open | Simon Archer | Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min | 9–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Grand Prix Finals | Simon Archer | Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur | 8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1994 | Denmark Open | Simon Archer | Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen | 8–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Spanish International | Suzanne Louis-Lane | 0–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Welsh International | Joanne Wright | Si-An Deng Denyse Julien | 15–3, 17–15 | Winner |
1993 | Welsh International | Joanne Wright | Joanne Davies Joanne Muggeridge | 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
1992 | Welsh International | Sara Sankey | Anne-Katrin Seid Nicole Baldewein | 15–8, 15–1 | Winner |
1991 | Spanish International | Gillian Clark | Ciara Doheny Katrin Schmidt | 12–15, 15–12, 15–7 | Winner |
1991 | Wimbledon International | Gillian Clark | Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey | 5–15, 15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
1990 | Irish International | Felicity Gallup | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | No match | Winner |
1990 | Welsh International | Cheryl Johnson | Joanne Wright Alison Humby | 15–11, 15–8 | Winner |
1989 | Irish International | Suzanne Louis-Lane | Elinor Middlemiss Jennifer Williamson | 7–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
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