Helen Troke
English badminton player
Badminton player
Helen Suzanne Troke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964 (age 59) Southampton, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helen Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is an English retired badminton player.
Career
She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's singles. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.
She represented England and won double gold in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
Achievements
World Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() | 10–12, 6–11 | ![]() |
Commonwealth Games
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1982 | Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia | ![]() | 4–11, 11–3, 11–5 | ![]() |
1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | 11–4, 11–4 | ![]() |
1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | 11–0, 11–0 | ![]() |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–8, 15–11 | ![]() |
European Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Guild Hall, Preston, England | ![]() | 11–5, 11–2 | ![]() |
1986 | Uppsala, Sweden | ![]() | 9–12, 11–3, 11–2 | ![]() |
1990 | Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | ![]() | 2–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | 8–11, 12–9, 11–6 | ![]() |
1983 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() | 11–5, 12–10 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Swedish Open | ![]() | 11–2, 11–5 | ![]() |
1984 | German Open | ![]() | 12–9, 10–12, 6–11 | ![]() |
1984 | Thailand Open | ![]() | 11–5, 11–8 | ![]() |
1984 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 | ![]() |
1984 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 11–12, 9–11 | ![]() |
1984 | Denmark Open | ![]() | 6–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
1985 | India Open | ![]() | 11–8, 11–8 | ![]() |
1985 | Malaysia Open | ![]() | Walkover | ![]() |
1985 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 11–5, 11–2 | ![]() |
1986 | German Open | ![]() | 1–11, 11–8, 10–12 | ![]() |
1986 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | 11–6, 9–11, 9–11 | ![]() |
1986 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 6–11, 11–3, 6–11 | ![]() |
1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 12–11, 6–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
1987 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | 4–11, 11–5, 1–11 | ![]() |
1988 | Poona Open | ![]() | 12–11, 4–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
1989 | German Open | ![]() | 4–11, 11–8, 11–7 | ![]() |
1990 | Scottish Open | ![]() | 11–3, 11–0 | ![]() |
1991 | Finnish Open | ![]() | 7–11, 8–11 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–18, 18–17, 9–15 | ![]() |
1986 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1987 | Scottish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–15, 15–3, 15–12 | ![]() |
Open tournaments
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | Irish Open | ![]() | 11–2, 12–11 | ![]() |
1982 | Scottish Open | ![]() | 8–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1982 | Scottish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
IBF International
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() | |
1983 | English Masters | ![]() | 9–12, 12–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1984 | English Masters | ![]() | 1–11, 10–12 | ![]() |
1987 | Bell's Open | ![]() | 4–11, 10–12 | ![]() |
1992 | Amor International | ![]() | 11–7, 2–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |
1983 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1983 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1984 | Welsh International | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1984 | Bell's Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–6, 3–15, 18–14 | ![]() |
1986 | Bell's Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Bell's Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
References
- English statistics
- European results
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 170, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
External links
- Helen Troke at BWFbadminton.com
- Helen Troke at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Helen Troke at Olympedia
- Helen Troke at Olympics.com
- Helen Troke at Team GB
- Helen Troke at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- 1968:
Irmgard Latz (FRG)
- 1970:
Eva Twedberg (SWE)
- 1972:
Margaret Beck (ENG)
- 1974:
Gillian Gilks (ENG)
- 1976:
Gillian Gilks (ENG)
- 1978:
Lene Køppen (DEN)
- 1980:
Liselotte Blumer (CH)
- 1982:
Lene Køppen (DEN)
- 1984:
Helen Troke (ENG)
- 1986:
Helen Troke (ENG)
- 1988:
Kirsten Larsen (DEN)
- 1990:
Pernille Nedergaard (DEN)
- 1992:
Pernille Nedergaard (DEN)
- 1994:
Lim Xiaoqing (SWE)
- 1996:
Camilla Martin (DEN)
- 1998:
Camilla Martin (DEN)
- 2000:
Camilla Martin (DEN)
- 2002:
Yao Jie (NED)
- 2004:
Mia Audina (NED)
- 2006:
Xu Huaiwen (GER)
- 2008:
Xu Huaiwen (GER)
- 2010:
Tine Rasmussen (DEN)
- 2012:
Tine Baun (DEN)
- 2014:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
- 2016:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
- 2017:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
- 2018:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
- 2021:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
- 2022:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
- 2024:
Carolina Marín (ESP)
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