Kara Solmundson

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Kara Solmundson
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CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1974-07-20) 20 July 1974 (age 50)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Women's singles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Winnipeg Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Winnipeg Women's singles
BWF profile

Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1974) is a Canadian badminton player. [1] She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002. [2] She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] Solmundson was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games in the women's singles event. [5]

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Personal life

Solmundson graduated from Kelvin High School in her hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1992. [6] She then continued her education in University of Manitoba and received Medical Doctor degree. Following the conclusion of family medicine residency at University of British Columbia, she completed a clinical sport and exercise medicine fellowship through UBC and earned a Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine diploma. She also pursuing her master's degree in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Solmundson now works as a physician at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre. [7]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1999 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid 11–3, 4–11, 9–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien 9–11, 4–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Lima, Peru Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keith Chan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier
7–0, 4–7, 7–4, –7, –7 Med 3.png Bronze
1997 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
14–17, 8–15 Med 2.png Silver

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002 Polish Open Flag of Poland.svg Kamila Augustyn 5–7, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Mexico International Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ling Wan Ting 8–11, 11–4, 7–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Irish International Flag of Finland.svg Anu Weckström 7–3, 1–7, 7–2, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Jamaica International Flag of Peru.svg Adrienn Kocsis 11–4, 11–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Argentina International Flag of Finland.svg Anu Weckström 11–6, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Brazil International Flag of Finland.svg Anu Weckström 10–13, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Canada Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid 1–11, 4–11, 10–13Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Carebaco International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid 11–7, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick 1–11, 11–2, 11–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 Jamaica International Flag of Peru.svg Adrienn Kocsis Flag of Jamaica.svg Shackerah Cupidon
Flag of Jamaica.svg Nigella Saunders
13–15, 15–7, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid Flag of Sweden.svg Lotta Andersson
Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Sørensen
15–2, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Polish Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Paulina Matusewicz
1–7, 7–4, 7–3, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Welsh International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Russia.svg Nikolaj Zuev
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Yakusheva
1–7, 7–5, 1–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000Waitakere International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Hong Kong.svg Albertus Susanto Njoto
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chan Mei Mei
15–8, 11–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Chile International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Crespo
Flag of Spain.svg Dolores Marco
15–9, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Pohar
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar
15–1, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Croatian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Germany.svg Björn Siegemund
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann
15–1, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Cuba International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Japan.svg Norio Imai
Flag of Japan.svg Chikako Nakayama
4–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhonda Cator
12–15, 15–12, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Mexico International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Rodrigues
Flag of Portugal.svg Ana Ferreira
15–8, 15–2, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Crespo
Flag of Spain.svg Dolores Marco
15–12, 10–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Jamaica International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Peru.svg Mario Carulla
Flag of Peru.svg Adrienn Kocsis
15–4, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Brazil International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Milroy
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milaine Cloutier
15–4, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Carebaco International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Olynyk
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
15–8, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Olynyk
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbyn Hermitage
15–11, 8–15, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Peru International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charmaine Reid
7–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Spanish International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Middlemiss
Flag of Scotland.svg Elinor Middlemiss
8–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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