Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks
Personal information
Birth name Gillian Perrin
Country  England
Born 20 June 1950 (1950-06-20) (age 68)
Handedness Right
Coach Mike Goodwin H Ian Palmer
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch Women's doubles
1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles
1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles
1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles

Gillian Gilks MBE (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin;[1] born 20 June 1950)[2] is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.

Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the European Badminton Championships with 12 titles, two of them in women's singles, four in women's doubles and six in mixed doubles.[3] She is also one of the most successful players in the long history of the All England Open Championships with eleven titles; two in women's singles, three in women's doubles, and six in mixed doubles.[1] In 1976 she won all three events at the All Englands making her the last person to "sweep the board" there in a single year. In 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Major achievements

Gillian Gilks in 1969
Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
2 Singles 1977 Malmö, SWE
2 Mixed doubles (with Derek Talbot) 1977 Malmö, SWE
3 Women's doubles (with Gillian Clark) 1983 Copenhague, DEN
3 Mixed doubles (with Martin Dew) 1987 Beijing, CHN
European Championships
1
1		 Women's doubles
Mixed doubles		 1972 Karlskrona, SWE
1
1
1		 Singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles		 1974 Vienna, AUT
1
1
1		 Singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles		 1976 Dublin, IRL
1
1		 Women's doubles
Mixed doubles		 1982 Böblingen, GER
1 Mixed doubles 1984 Preston, ENG
1 Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala, SWE

References

  1. 1 2 "The Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships Past Winners". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Sporting birthdays – June 20". Daily Mail. 19 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "European Badminton Championships". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.


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