Julie Bradbury

Julie Jane Bradbury (born 12 February 1967) is a former English badminton player who represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.[1] She was part of the national mixed team that won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also captured the silver medals in the mixed and women's doubles events. Along with those sporting achievements she is only the second person to hold all five titles in all three disciplines of badminton (singles, doubles, and mixed) at the English National Championships.[2] She reached a career high as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 4 in the women's doubles.[3]

Not to be confused with Julia Bradbury.

Julie Bradbury
Personal information
Birth nameJulie Jane Bradbury
Country England
Born (1967-02-12) 12 February 1967
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD), 1 (XD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
World Cup
1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Mixed team
1994 Victoria Women's doubles
1994 Victoria Mixed doubles
European Championships
1996 Herning Mixed doubles
1996 Herning Women's doubles
1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
1996 Herning Mixed team
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

1992 Summer Olympics

Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin Schmidt and Kerstin Ubben of Germany.[4] In the quarterfinals they were beaten by the eventual gold medalists, Hwang Hye-young and Chung So-young of Korea, 5–15, 5–15.[5]

1996 Summer Olympics

Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the mixed and women's doubles events. Teamed-up with Joanne Goode, they had a bye in the first round, but was defeated by Ann Jørgensen and Lotte Olsen of Denmark 4–15, 5–15 in the second round. In the mixed doubles event, she and Simon Archer were eliminated in the early rounds to Indonesian pair Flandy Limpele and Rosalina Riseu.[6]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Joanne Wright Finarsih
Lili Tampi		 15–11, 4–15, 3–15 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Gillian Clark Joanne Muggeridge
Joanne Wright		 9–15, 11–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Simon Archer Chris Hunt
Gillian Clark		 11–15, 4–15 Silver

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark		 Joanne Wright Marlene Thomsen
Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen		 12–15, 15–10, 4–15 Bronze
1994 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Gillian Clark Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson		 11–15, 15–12, 14–16 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark		 Simon Archer Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 16–18, 2–15 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
1997 Swedish Open Donna Kellogg Liu Lu
Qian Hong		 11–15, 18–17, 11–15 Runner-up
1996 Denmark Open Joanne Wright Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen		 6–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1996 U.S. Open Joanne Wright Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana		 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1995 Hong Kong Open Joanne Wright Jang Hye-ock
Gil Young-ah		 15–17, 5–15 Runner-up
1995 Malaysia Open Joanne Wright Jang Hye-ock
Gil Young-ah		 15–10, 15–11 Winner
1994 Thailand Open Joanne Wright Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 12–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1992 Dutch Open Joanne Wright Marianne Rasmussen
Anne Mette Bille		 9–15, 15–9, 2–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 All England Open Simon Archer Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min		 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open Simon Archer Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo		 7–15, 15–12, 11–15 Runner-up
1996 Korea Open Simon Archer Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min		 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1995 Grand Prix Finals Simon Archer Tri Kusharyanto
Minarti Timur		 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1994 Denmark Open Simon Archer Thomas Lund
Marlene Thomsen		 8–15, 3–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Spanish International Suzanne Louis-Lane 0–11, 6–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Welsh International Joanne Wright Si-An Deng
Denyse Julien		 15–3, 17–15 Winner
1993 Welsh International Joanne Wright Joanne Davies
Joanne Muggeridge		 15–9, 15–4 Winner
1992 Welsh International Sara Sankey Anne-Katrin Seid
Nicole Baldewein		 15–8, 15–1 Winner
1991 Spanish International Gillian Clark Ciara Doheny
Katrin Schmidt		 12–15, 15–12, 15–7 Winner
1991 Wimbledon International Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers
Sara Sankey		 5–15, 15–10, 15–5 Winner
1990 Irish International Felicity Gallup Katrin Schmidt
Kerstin Ubben		 No match Winner
1990 Welsh International Cheryl Johnson Joanne Wright
Alison Humby		 15–11, 15–8 Winner
1989 Irish International Suzanne Louis-Lane Elinor Middlemiss
Jennifer Williamson		 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up

References
  1. "Athlete: Julie Bradbury". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. "Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist visits Newbury College". Newbury College. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. "Julie Bradbury Playing Experience". www.juliebradbury.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Bradbury's fine start: Badminton". The Independent. 29 July 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Olympic Round-Up: Badminton defeat". The Independent. 3 August 1992. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. Grossman, Mike (26 November 1996). "Brits end contract with Olympic Badminton Manager". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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