Julia Mann
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1971 Solihull, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Mann (born 9 August 1971) is a female retired British badminton player.
Badminton career
[edit]Mann won the English National Badminton Championships eight times.[1] She holds a record for winning National title seven years consecutively from 1997 to 2003, the highest number of wins in Women's category since the championship began in 1964.
She represented England and won a gold medal in the women's team event and a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Four year later she competed in the singles during the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4] Mann also reached the quarter-finals of the 2001 All England Open Badminton Championships.
Achievements
[edit]Commonwealth Games
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Aparna Popat
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8–11, 13–12, 11–13 |  Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Scottish Open |  Lim Xiaoqing
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3–11, 0–11 |  Runner-up
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| 2002 | U.S. Open | Marina Andrievskaya
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11–3, 11–5 |  Winner
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IBF International
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Portugal International |  Tanya Groves
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11–3, 6–11, 11–3 | Winner
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| 1997 | Scottish Open | Rebecca Pantaney
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11–3, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2002 | Portugal International | Tracey Hallam
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7–0, 7–2, 7–0 | Winner
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| 2002 | Canada Open |  Petra Overzier
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11–3, 5–11, 10–13 | Runner-up
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| 2004 | Canada Open |  Charmaine Reid
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11–2, 11–2 | Winner
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| 2005 | Iceland International | Sara Persson
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11–13, 0–7 retired | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Portugal International | Tanya Groves
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 Maria José Gomes Zamy Gomes
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15–3, 15–3 | Winner
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mann Career Ends in Madrid Defeat". BBC. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
[edit]- Julia Mann at BWFBadminton.com
- Julia Mann at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Julia Mann at Olympedia
- Julia Mann at Olympics.com
- Julia Mann at Team GB
- Julia Mann at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- English female badminton players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic badminton players for Great Britain
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- 20th-century English sportswomen