Kara Solmundson

Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1975) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002.[2] She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3][4] Solmundson was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games in the women's singles event.[5]

Kara Solmundson
Personal information
Country Canada
Born (1974-07-20) 20 July 1974
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Women's singles
Pan Am Championships
2001 Lima Mixed team
1997 Winnipeg Mixed doubles
2001 Lima Mixed doubles
1997 Winnipeg Women's singles
BWF profile

Personal life

Solmundson graduated from the Kelvin High School in her hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1992.[6] She then continued her education in University of Manitoba and received Medical Doctor degree. Following the conclusion of family medicine residency at University of British Columbia, she completed a clinical sport and exercise medicine fellowship through UBC and earned a Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine diploma. She also pursuing her master's degree in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Solmundson now work as a physician at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre.[7]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Winnipeg, Canada Charmaine Reid 11–3, 4–11, 9–11 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Wome's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Winnipeg, Canada Denyse Julien 9–11, 4–11 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Lima, Peru Mike Beres Keith Chan
Milaine Cloutier		 7–0, 4–7, 7–4, –7, –7 Bronze
1997 Winnipeg, Canada Mike Beres Iain Sydie
Denyse Julien		 14–17, 8–15 Silver

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Polish Open Kamila Augustyn 5–7, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7 Runner-up
1999 Mexico International Ling Wan Ting 8–11, 11–4, 7–11 Runner-up
2001 Irish International Anu Weckström 7–3, 1–7, 7–2, 7–5 Winner
1999 Jamaica International Adrienn Kocsis 11–4, 11–0 Winner
1999 Argentina International Anu Weckström 11–6, 11–6 Winner
1999 Brazil International Anu Weckström 10–13, 9–11 Runner-up
1999 Canada Open Charmaine Reid 1–11, 4–11, 10–13 Runner-up
1999 Carebaco International Charmaine Reid 11–7, 11–5 Winner
1999 Peru International Jody Patrick 1–11, 11–2, 11–9 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Jamaica International Adrienn Kocsis Shackerah Cupidon
Nigella Saunders		 13–15, 15–7, 8–15 Runner-up
1998 Peru International Charmaine Reid Lotta Andersson
Christina Sørensen		 15–2, 15–11 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Polish Open Mike Beres Robert Mateusiak
Paulina Matusewicz		 1–7, 7–4, 7–3, 7–1 Winner
2001 Welsh International Mike Beres Nikolaj Zuev
Marina Yakusheva		 1–7, 7–5, 1–7 Runner-up
2000 Waitakere International Mike Beres Albertus Susanto Njoto
Chan Mei Mei		 15–8, 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2000 Chile International Mike Beres José Antonio Crespo
Dolores Marco		 15–9, 15–10 Winner
2000 Peru International Mike Beres Andrej Pohar
Maja Pohar		 15–1, 15–10 Winner
2000 Croatian International Mike Beres Björn Siegemund
Karen Neumann		 15–1, 15–11 Winner
2000 Cuba International Mike Beres Norio Imai
Chikako Nakayama		 4–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2000 Canadian International Mike Beres Peter Blackburn
Rhonda Cator		 12–15, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up
1999 Mexico International Mike Beres Hugo Rodrigues
Ana Ferreira		 15–8, 15–2, 15–4 Winner
1999 Guatemala International Mike Beres José Antonio Crespo
Dolores Marco		 15–12, 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1999 Jamaica International Mike Beres Mario Carulla
Adrienn Kocsis		 15–4, 15–5 Winner
1999 Brazil International Mike Beres William Milroy
Milaine Cloutier		 15–4, 15–12 Winner
1999 Carebaco International Mike Beres Brent Olynyk
Robbyn Hermitage		 15–8, 15–6 Winner
1999 Peru International Mike Beres Brent Olynyk
Robbyn Hermitage		 15–11, 8–15, 15–5 Winner
1998 Peru International Mike Beres Iain Sydie
Charmaine Reid		 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1997 Spanish International Mike Beres Kenny Middlemiss
Elinor Middlemiss		 8–15, 4–15 Runner-up

References
  1. "Players: Kara Solmundson". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "Canadian National Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. "Doubles team done in by the Danes". www.caaws-womenatthegames.ca. Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. "Badminton's Julien off to sixth Commonwealth Games". CBC.ca. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. "Kara Solmundson, Badminton Pan Am finish: Bronze medallist in women's singles". newspaperarchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. 19 December 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. "Kara Solmundson". Kelvin High School. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. "Kara Solmundson". Sport Medicine, Sport Science, Sport Training. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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