Julie Bradbury

Not to be confused with Julia Bradbury.

Julie Bradbury

Personal information
Born	Julie Jane Bradbury (1967-02-12) 12 February 1967 (age 59) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	England
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD), 1 (XD)
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   England World Cup 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1994 Victoria Women's doubles 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles European Championships 1996 Herning Mixed doubles 1996 Herning Women's doubles 1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1996 Herning Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team 1992 Glasgow Mixed team

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]

Career

1992 Summer Olympics

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]

1996 Summer Olympics

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]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Joanne Wright	Finarsih Lili Tampi	15–11, 4–15, 3–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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
1994	McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Simon Archer	Chris Hunt Gillian Clark	11–15, 4–15	Silver

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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
1996	Herning Badminton Klub Herning, Denmark	Simon Archer	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	16–18, 2–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Spanish International	Suzanne Louis-Lane	0–11, 6–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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

References

1. "Athlete: Julie Bradbury". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 July 2019.
2. "Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist visits Newbury College". Newbury College. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. "Julie Bradbury Playing Experience". www.juliebradbury.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
4. "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Bradbury's fine start: Badminton". The Independent . 29 July 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
5. "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Olympic Round-Up: Badminton defeat". The Independent . 3 August 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
6. Grossman, Mike (26 November 1996). "Brits end contract with Olympic Badminton Manager". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

External links

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