Nora PerryMBE (néeGardner, born 1954) is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two All-England women's doubles championships. She won both the 1980 IBF World Championships and the 1980 European Championships in women's doubles with Jane Webster. Three years later, she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström. Generally regarded as one of the greatest female mixed doubles players in the game's history, in 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.
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Nora Perry MBE nee Gardner born 1954 is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation racket control and tactical astuteness A doubles specialist Perry won numerous major titles with a variety of partners from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s These included six All England mixed doubles and two All England women s doubles championships She won both the 1980 IBF World Championships and the 1980 European Championships in women s doubles with Jane Webster Three years later she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlstrom Generally regarded as one of the greatest female mixed doubles players in the game s history in 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame Nora PerryPersonal informationBirth nameNora GardnerCountryEnglandBorn 1954 06 15 15 June 1954 age 69 Medal record Women s badminton Representing Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women s doubles 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women s doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women s doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1977 Malmo Women s doubles 1977 Malmo Mixed doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1980 Kyoto Women s doubles 1984 Jakarta Women s doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women s team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Women s doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles European Championships 1978 Preston Women s doubles 1980 Groningen Women s doubles 1978 Preston Mixed doubles 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women s doubles 1976 Dublin Women s doubles 1982 Boblingen Women s doubles 1982 Boblingen Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Boblingen Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1971 Gottwaldov Girls doubles 1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles Contents 1 Achievements 1 1 World Cup 1 2 International tournaments 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksAchievements editMixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Brondbyhallen Copenhagen Denmark nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Fladberg nbsp Pia Nielsen 15 1 15 11 nbsp Gold World Cup edit Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Istora Senayan Jakarta Indonesia nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Christian Hadinata nbsp Ivana Lie 15 18 15 13 15 8 nbsp Gold International tournaments edit Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Denmark Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Martin Dew nbsp Gillian Gilks 15 11 15 9 nbsp Winner 1982 Victor Cup nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Martin Dew nbsp Gillian Gilks 9 15 15 9 15 9 nbsp Winner 1982 Scandinavian Cup nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Fladberg nbsp Pia Nielsen 18 15 15 12 nbsp Winner 1983 Japan Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Martin Dew nbsp Gillian Gilks 15 5 15 2 nbsp Winner 1983 Swedish Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Dipak Tailor nbsp Barbara Sutton 15 7 15 1 nbsp Winner 1983 All England Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Skovgaard nbsp Anne Skovgaard 18 16 11 15 15 6 nbsp Winner Rank Event Date Venue World Championships 1 Women s doubles 1980 nbsp Jakarta Indonesia 2 Mixed doubles 1980 nbsp Jakarta Indonesia 2 Women s doubles 1983 nbsp Copenhagen Denmark 3 Women s doubles 1977 nbsp Malmo Sweden 3 Mixed doubles 1977 nbsp Malmo Sweden European Championships 1 Women s doubles 1978 nbsp Preston England 1 Mixed doubles 1978 nbsp Preston England 1 Women s doubles 1980 nbsp Groningen Netherlands 1 Mixed doubles 1980 nbsp Groningen Netherlands 2 Women s doubles 1 1974 nbsp Vienna Austria 2 Women s doubles 1 1976 nbsp Dublin Ireland 2 Women s doubles 1982 nbsp Boblingen Germany 2 Mixed doubles 1982 nbsp Boblingen Germany 3 Mixed doubles 1976 nbsp Dublin Ireland All England Open 1 Women s doubles 1980 1981 nbsp Wembley Arena Wembley London England 1 Mixed doubles 1975 1 1978 1980 1981 1985 nbsp Wembley Arena Wembley London EnglandNotes edit a b c As Nora GardnerReferences editAll England Champions 1899 2007 English results European results Pat Davis The Encyclopaedia of Badminton Robert Hale London 1987 p 120 121 ISBN 0 7090 2796 6External links editNora Perry at BWF tournamentsoftware com nbsp Nora Perry at BWFbadminton com nbsp Nora Gardner at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived Badminton Double Women GBR Nora Perry amp Jane Webster at the World Games nbsp This biographical article relating to English badminton is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nora Perry badminton amp oldid 1214313110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
