| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Badminton | ||
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1980 Groningen | Singles |
Liselotte Blumer (born 1957) is a retired female badminton player from Switzerland.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Badminton | ||
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| European Championships | ||
| 1980 Groningen | Singles |
Liselotte Blumer (born 1957) is a retired female badminton player from Switzerland.
In 1980 Blumer was a surprise winner of the women's singles gold medal at the European Badminton Championships. [1] The powerfully built Blumer won the Swiss national women's singles title sixteen times, fifteen of them consecutively between 1973 and 1987, and the Swiss Open women's singles title six times. [2] Her other international titles included the French Open women's doubles, the Polish Open women's singles (1981, 1982), and the Malta International women's singles and doubles (1984).
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