Victoria Wright (badminton)

Victoria Wright
Personal information
Birth name	Victoria Hristova
Country	France
Born	(1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 (age 50) Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ^[1] In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event. ^[2] She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32. ^[3] Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov. ^[4]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Bulgarian International	Neli Nedjalkova	11–4, 5–11, 1–0 retired	Winner
1996	Romanian International	Raina Tzvetkova	11–4, 11–1	Winner
1997	Bulgarian International	Anne Gibson	1–9, 5–9, 3–9	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Bulgarian International	Dimitrinka Dimitrova	Neli Nedjalkova Reni Asenova	Walkover	Winner
1996	Romanian International	Raina Tzvetkova	Cristina Savulescu Daniela Timofte	15–3, 15–4	Winner
1997	Bulgarian International	Raina Tzvetkova	Dimitrinka Dimitrova Dobrinka Smilianova		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Romanian International	Mihail Popov	Svetoslav Stoyanov Raina Tzvetkova	2–15, 17–14, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Bulgarian International	Mihail Popov	Svetoslav Stoyanov Raina Tzvetkova	4–9, 5–9, 4–9	Runner-up
2003	Slovak International	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Alexandr Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2004	Dutch International	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Tommy Sørensen Britta Andersen	8–15, 15–8, 15–8	Winner
2004	Croatian International	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Rasmus Mangor Andersen Helle Nielsen	15–12, 15–7	Winner

References

1. "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 31 March 2018.
2. "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 31 March 2018.
3. "Badminton mixed doubles results". BBC . Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. "France Yearbook 2016". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 30 March 2018.

External links

• Victoria Wright at BWF Badminton.com
• Victoria Wright at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )
• Victoria Wright at Olympics.com
• Victoria Wright at Olympic.org (archived)
• Victoria Wright at Olympedia (2004 Summer Olympics for France)
• Viktoria Khristova at Olympics.com
• Viktoriya Hristova at Olympedia (1992 Summer Olympics for Bulgaria)