Joanne Davies

Joanne Davies (born 10 September 1972) is a former English badminton player, capped 44 times for England and reached No. 8 in the World.[1]

Joanne Davies
Personal information
Country England
Born (1972-09-10) 10 September 1972
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking8
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala lumpur Women's team
1998 Kuala lumpur Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
1991 Budapest Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Biography

She has won team gold and individual silver medals in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] She represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[4] Davies was 11 weeks pregnant while she competing in Sydney.[5] Davies married former Dutch national badminton player Jurgen van Leeuwen, and her son Ethan also played badminton.[6]

She was the English National runner-up with her doubles partner Nichola Beck during the 1995 English National Badminton Championships.[7]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia		 Nathan Robertson Simon Archer
Joanne Goode		 2–15, 5–15 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Brunei Open Nichola Beck Thitikan Duangsiri
Pornsawan Plungwech		 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Canadian International Sara Hardaker Naomi Murakami
Hiromi Yamada		 3–15, 17–15, 15–8 Winner
2000 Portugal International Sara Hardaker Lene Mørk
Britta Andersen		 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1999 Spanish International Gail Emms Takae Masumo
Chikako Nakayama		 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1996 Finnish International Nichola Beck Kelly Morgan
Joanne Muggeridge		 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1994 Mauritius International Tanya Woodward Norhasikin Amin
Winnie Lee		 15–8, 15–10 Winner
1993 Irish International Nichola Beck Karen Peatfield
Justine Willmott		 15–1, 15–4 Winner
1993 Welsh International Joanne Muggeridge Julie Bradbury
Joanne Wright		 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1993 Hamburg Cup Joanne Wright Marlene Thomsen
Anne Mette Bille		 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1992 Hungarian International Tanya Woodward Alison Humby
Julia Mann		 15–7, 15–5 Winner
1992 Czechoslovakian International Tanya Woodward Sarah Hore
Alison Humby		 17–16, 15–10 Winner
1992 Portugal International Joanne Wright Elena Rybkina
Marina Andrievskaya		 15–4, 15–2 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Wimbledon International Ian Pearson Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva		 15–12, 11–15, 15–5 Winner
1994 Mauritius International Michael Adams Dave Wright
Karen Chapman		 15–11, 15–9 Winner
1993 Irish International Simon Archer Julian Robertson
Sara Hardaker		 15–5, 15–10 Winner
1993 Welsh International Simon Archer Chris Hunt
Joanne Wright		 9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1992 Irish International Nick Ponting Lars Pedersen
Anne Mette Bille		 7–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1992 Wimbledon Open Simon Archer Dave Wright
Sara Sankey		 15–5, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up

References
  1. "Joanne Davies". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "Interview of Ethan van Leeuwen by Jasmine Ghouila" (PDF). thepartyguide.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. "Joanne Davies". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. "Sarah Hardakre and Joanne Davies". Getty Images. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. "Serena was only a little bit pregnant. It happens". www.themixedzone.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. "International victory for Ethan". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. Milton Keynes Citizen. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ""For the Record." Times, 14 Feb. 1995, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
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