Sally Podger

Sally Podger
Personal information
Birth name	Sally Leadbeater
Country	England
Born	(1962-02-08) 8 February 1962 (age 63) Guernsey, United Kingdom
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   England World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Women's singles 1982 Brisbane Women's doubles European Championships 1984 Preston Mixed team 1984 Preston Women's singles European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim Girls' doubles 1979 Mülheim Mixed team

Sally Podger (born 8 February 1962 as Sally Leadbeater) is an English badminton player.

Early and personal life

Podger grew up in Guernsey. At the age of 18, she moved to Portsmouth to gain more badminton experience. ^[1] She married Andrew Podger on 6 August 1981 in Vale Paris Church, Guernsey. ^{[2] [3]}

Badminton career

Podger represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, a silver medal in the singles and a bronze medal in the doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^{[4] [5]}

Achievements

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Jesper Helledie	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	9–15, 7–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Helen Troke	11–4, 3–11, 5–11	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Karen Chapman	Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakur Singh	11–15, 15–6, 15–8	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Helen Troke	5–11, 2–11	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany	Gillian Clark	Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen	15–12, 15–9	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Scottish Open	Gillian Martin	11–4, 10–12, 11–0	Winner
1983	Dutch Open	Nettie Nielsen	11–7, 11–3	Winner
1984	Scottish Open	Gillian Gowers	11–7, 11–5	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Scottish Open	Karen Chapman	Karen Beckman Barbara Sutton	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1983	Dutch Open	Karen Chapman	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	8–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1983	Canadian Open	Karen Beckman	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Johanne Falardeau	18–14, 10–15, 15–4	Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Irish Open	Alison Fulton	11–2, 11–2	Winner
1985	Belgian International	Erica van Dijck	11–7, 11–2	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Irish Open	Barbara Sutton	Alison Fulton Barbara Beckett	15–10, 14–18, 17–14	Winner
1984	Bell's Open	Karen Chapman	Gillian Gowers Helen Troke	6–15, 15–3, 14–18	Runner-up
1985	Belgian International	Lena Staxler	Carol Liem Jeanette van Driel	15–5, 15–4	Winner

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Kirsten Larsen	9–12, 6–11	Runner-up
1979	Irish Open	Paula Kilvington	walkover	Winner
1979	Victor Cup	Heidi Krickhaus		Winner
1980	German Open	Pia Nielsen	7–11, 11–7, 2–11	Runner-up
1980	Welsh International	Gillian Gilks	3–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1981	German Open	Hiroe Yuki	11–12, 9–11	Runner-up
1981	Welsh International	Karen Beckman	6–11, 9–12	Runner-up
1981	Bell's Open	Gillian Gilks	11–0, 12–10	Winner
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Ivana Lie	10–12, 11–3, 10–12	Runner-up
1982	Welsh International	Karen Beckman	11–8, 11–5	Winner
1982	Canadian Open	Gillian Gilks	8–11, 11–7, 11–6	Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Guan Weizhen	3–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Gillian Clark	Kirsten Larsen Charlotte Pilgaard	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1979	Victor Cup	Gillian Clark	Kathleen Redhead Gillian Martin		Runner-up
1980	German Open	Gillian Clark	Karen Chapman Jane Webster	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1981	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Kimiko Jinnai Kazuko Takamine	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1981	Welsh International	Karen Chapman	Marjan Ridder Karin Duijvestijn	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1981	German Open	Karen Chapman	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	8–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1981	Bell's Open	Karen Chapman	Gillian Gilks Nora Perry	7–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1982	Welsh International	Karen Chapman	Nora Perry Jane Webster	8–15, 14–17	Runner-up

References

1. "Sally worlds of exciting badminton" (PDF). The Official Journal of the Badminton Association of England. June 1980. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
2. Aberdeen Press Wednesday 23 September 1981, page 21
3. Ross, Louis (October 1981). "Sally the Island bride" (PDF). The Official Journal of the Badminton Association of England. p. 24. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
4. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

External links

• Sally Podger at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)