Rachel Hindley

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Rachel Hindley
Personal information
Birth nameRachel Louise Hindley
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 41)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking172 (WS) 22 October 2009
92 (WD) 22 Oct 2009
Medal record
Badminton
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Auckland Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Auckland Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Waitakere City Women's singles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 NouméaMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 AucklandMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Waitakere CityMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 NouméaWomen's team
BWF profile

Rachel Louise Hindley (born 30 December 1981) is a New Zealand badminton player. [1] She won the women's singles gold at the Oceania Championships in 2006 and also women's doubles gold in 2008. [2] [3] She competed at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in the women's singles, doubles, and team event; and reaching the quarter-finals in the singles event. [4]

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Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan 24–26, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell 20–22, 21–11, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2004 Waitakere City, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lenny Permana 7–11, 5–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Cranston
21–14, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebecca Bellingham Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicole Gordon
16–21, 21–23 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 New Zealand Open Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhou Mi 10–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 New Zealand Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebecca Bellingham Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicole Gordon
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2006North Harbour International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Huang Chia-Chi 7–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 OCBC Yonex International Flag of the United States.svg Lili Zhou 6–11, 1–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005Waikato International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lenny Permana 11–4, 4–5 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2000New Caledonia International Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell 8–11, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Auckland International Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan Flag of Indonesia.svg Jenna Gozali
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rufika Olivta
16–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008Waikato International Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Koharu Yonemoto
18–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008North Shore City International Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Koharu Yonemoto
9–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005North Harbour International Flag of New Zealand.svg Kimberly Windsor Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Cranston
Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
21–12, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005Waikato International Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebecca Bellingham Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kellie Lucas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
15–13, 5–15, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebecca Gordon Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gabriel Shirley
15–6, 15–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004Canterbury International Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebecca Gordon Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Okuma
Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Tai
2–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 New Zealand International Flag of New Zealand.svg Lianne Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicole Gordon
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebecca Gordon
9–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Manukau International Flag of New Zealand.svg Tammy Jenkins Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhona Robertson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
5–7, 1–7, 0–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001North Harbour International Flag of New Zealand.svg Tammy Jenkins Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhona Robertson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
2–7, 0–7, 1–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Rachel Hindley". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. "2 Star gains Kiwi's 2nd seed at Commonwealth Games". Badminton Oceania . Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. "Badminton: NZ take four out of five titles at Oceania champs". Newshub . Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Rachel Hindley". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 17 December 2017.