Rhona Robertson

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Rhona Robertson
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Mixed team

Rhona Robertson (born 19 July 1970 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former female badminton player from New Zealand. She is a veteran of two Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games. [1]

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal in the women's singles. Robertson won another bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games partnering Tammy Jenkins in the women's doubles. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won another bronze medal in the mixed team. [2]

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References

  1. "Rhona Robertson". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website