Rachel Choong

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Rachel Choong
Personal information
Nickname(s)Rach
CountryEngland
Born (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30)
Liverpool, England
Residence Crosby, Merseyside
Height128 cm (4 ft 2 in)
Weight35 kg (77 lb)
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Rebecca Bedford 1 January 2019)
1 (XD with Andrew Martin 1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (WS)
6 (WD with Rebecca Bedford)
4 (XD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 DortmundMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Stoke MandevilleMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 UlsanWomen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 UlsanMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 BaselMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 BaselWomen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 DortmundWomen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 DortmundMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 DortmundWomen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 DortmundMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekWomen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezWomen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezWomen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezMixed doubles
European Para Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Rotterdam Women's singles

Rachel Choong (born 22 January 1994) is an English para-badminton player who competes in international level events. She is the first English player to win three gold medals at a single world championships in 2015, she partners with Rebecca Bedford in the women's doubles and Andrew Martin in the mixed doubles at badminton competitions. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013 [lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford 21–8, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Farnham 21–3, 21–3
Flag of Germany.svg Anna Spindelndreier 21–4, 21–3
Flag of Germany.svg Milena Hoffmann 21–7, 21–6
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford21–13, 21–2 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of Peru.svg Giuliana Póveda 21–15, 21–7 Med 1.png Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of Peru.svg Giuliana Póveda9–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 [lower-alpha 2] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Randika Doling
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nina Kersten
21–10, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of India.svg Saritha Gudeti
Flag of India.svg Ruhi Satish Shingade
21–5, 21–9
Flag of Poland.svg Maria Bartusz
Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Farnham
21–7, 21–9
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford Flag of Poland.svg Maria Bartusz
Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Farnham
21–5, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford Flag of Peru.svg Giuliana Póveda
Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Valli
27–25, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of England.svg Jack Shephard
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford
21–8, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of England.svg Jack Shephard
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford
21–16, 21–4 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of France.svg Fabien Morat
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford
21–9, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Laing
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford
21–15, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of England.svg Jack Shephard Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rina Marlina
8–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Med 1.png Gold
2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of Germany.svg Milena Hoffmann 21–7, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
2016 [lower-alpha 3] Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Farnham 21–6, 21–5 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Poland.svg Maria Bartusz 21–0, 21–14
Flag of Scotland.svg Deidre Nagle 21–2, 21–2
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford 21–10, 21–14
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford21–10, 22–20 Med 1.png Gold

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 [lower-alpha 4] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford Flag of Poland.svg Daria Bujnicka
Flag of Poland.svg Oliwia Szmigiel
21–6, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Poland.svg Maria Bartusz
Flag of Scotland.svg Deidre Nagle
21–2, 21–6
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Borisova
Flag of Denmark.svg Simone Meyer Larsen
21–10, 21–5

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Med 1.png Gold
2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Mekhdiev
Flag of Germany.svg Anna Spindelndreier
21–8, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold
2016 [lower-alpha 5] Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of England.svg Isaak Dalglish
Flag of Poland.svg Maria Bartusz
21–12, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Laing
Flag of Scotland.svg Deidre Nagle
21–9, 21–6
Flag of Ireland.svg Andrew Moorcroft
Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Farnham
21–9, 21–6
Flag of England.svg Jack Shephard
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Bedford
21–13, 21–11
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of England.svg Andrew Martin Flag of England.svg Isaak Dalglish
Flag of Poland.svg Maria Bartusz
21–15, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  4. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  5. This tournament uses a round robin system.

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References

  1. "The Interview: Para badminton champion Rachel Choong talks to YM Liverpool". YM Liverpool. 26 October 2018.
  2. "Choong and Bedford claim first gold at World Championships". Badminton England. 24 August 2019.
  3. "Para-badminton: Rachel Choong wins record third gold". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015.