Margot Lambert

Margot Lambert
Personal information
Country	France
Born	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25) Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France
Residence	Paris, France
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	13 (WD with Anne Tran, 27 August 2024) 52 (XD with Éloi Adam, 4 May 2021)
Current ranking	13 (WD with Anne Tran, 27 August 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   France European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Women's doubles European Championships 2024 Saarbrücken Women's doubles European Women's Team Championships 2020 Liévin Women's team European Mixed Team Championships 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team 2025 Baku Mixed team European Junior Championships 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Margot Lambert (born 15 March 1999) is a French badminton player. ^[1] She started playing badminton at the age of 8 in Tahiti, and now affiliates with Club de l'Hermitage et du Tournonais. ^[2] She was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships. ^{[2] [3]} Lambert was the women's doubles National Champions in 2020. ^[4]

Early life

Lambert was born in Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche. She first discovered badminton when she was in Tahiti, at the age of 8. Her parents were transferred in Tahiti as a gym teacher. Seeing her parents playing badminton, she gave it a try. In there, she played more as a hobby, as there was no coach in the club she was in. Four years later, when she returned to France, she started playing in a more sporting way, with regular training sessions. ^[5]

Career

In 2020, she helps the national team won a bronze medal after finish as the semi-finalists in the European Women's Team Championships. ^[6]

In 2023, Lambert and Tran captured the bronze medal at the European Games. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2024, Lambert and Tran made a history by becoming the first ever French women's doubles to win the European Championships. ^[9]

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland	Anne Tran	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21–17, 14–21, 12–21	Bronze	[7] [8]

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2024	Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany	Anne Tran	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	16–21, 21–17, 21–11	Gold	[9]

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Riga International	Vimala Hériau	Kristin Kuuba Helina Rüütel	22–20, 17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Hellas Open	Vimala Hériau	Rutaparna Panda Arathi Sara Sunil	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2019	Hellas Open	Vimala Hériau	Anastasiya Prozorova Valeriya Rudakova	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2020	Estonian International	Vimala Hériau	Rena Miyaura Saori Ozaki	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2020	Swedish Open	Vimala Hériau	Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow	20–22, 20–22	Runner-up
2021	Polish International	Anne Tran	Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand	21–10, 21–18	Winner
2021	Welsh International	Anne Tran	Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand	22–20, 17–21, 21–14	Winner
2022	Welsh International	Anne Tran	Chloe Birch Lauren Smith	9–21, 21–14, 21–9	Winner
2023	Réunion Open	Anne Tran	Natsumi Takasaki Mai Tanabe	14–21, 21–14, 21–10	Winner
2025	Estonian International	Camille Pognante	Agathe Cuevas Kathell Desmots-Chacun	21–15, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2025	Estonian International	Grégoire Deschamps	Ethan van Leeuwen Abbygael Harris	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2025	Swedish Open	Grégoire Deschamps	Kristoffer Kolding Mette Werge	21–18, 21–18	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Margot Lambert biography". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 16 November 2022– via Tournamentsoftware.com.
2. "#EJC17 - Margot Lambert "J'ai débuté il y a 10 ans à Tahiti"" (in French). FFBaD. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. Pays, Sandrine (12 April 2017). "Un titre historique pour les Bleuets" (in French). L'Alsace. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Mulhouse 2020 : Les Champions sont ..." (in French). FFBaD. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
5. "Margot Lambert: Badminton player and computational mechanics student". Sorbonne Université. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
6. Vasseur, Quentin (15 February 2020). "Badminton : les Françaises médaillées de bronze aux championnats d'Europe par équipes à Liévin" (in French). France 3 Régions. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
7. "Badminton Day 5: Three-game thrillers steal the show". Krakow - Małopolska 2024 3rd European Games official website. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
8. Antoine, Maxime (3 July 2023). "JEUX EUROPEENS - Un très bon bilan pour les Bleus" (in French). Badzine. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
9. Sachetat, Raphael (14 April 2024). "Europe 2024 - Anne et Margot, magistrales, en Or aussi !!!" (in French). Badzine. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

• Margot Lambert at BWF Badminton.com
• Margot Lambert at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com ( alternate link ) (archived)
• Margot Lambert at Olympics.com
• Margot Lambert at Équipe de France(in French)
• Margot Lambert at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics