Helen Troke
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Helen Suzanne Troke |
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Country | England |
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Born | (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964 Southampton, England |
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Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
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Helen Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is an English retired badminton player.
Career
She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's singles. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.
She represented England and won double gold in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Achievements
World Championships
Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
Year
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Venue
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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1982
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Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia
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Sally Podger
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4–11, 11–3, 11–5
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Gold
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1986
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Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Fiona Elliott
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11–4, 11–4
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Gold
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1990
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Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
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Deepti Thanekar
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11–0, 11–0
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Bronze
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European Championships
European Junior Championships
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year
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Tournament
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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1983
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Swedish Open
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Jane Webster
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11–2, 11–5
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Winner
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1984
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German Open
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Karen Beckman
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12–9, 10–12, 6–11
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Runner-up
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1984
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Thailand Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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11–5, 11–8
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Winner
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1984
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Dutch Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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4–11, 11–7, 12–10
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Winner
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1984
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Chinese Taipei Open
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Ivana Lie
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11–12, 9–11
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Runner-up
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1984
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Denmark Open
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Zheng Yuli
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6–11, 7–11
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Runner-up
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1985
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India Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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11–8, 11–8
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Winner
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1985
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Malaysia Open
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Gillian Gowers
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Walkover
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Runner-up
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1985
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Chinese Taipei Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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11–5, 11–2
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Winner
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1986
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German Open
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Kim Yun-ja
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1–11, 11–8, 10–12
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Runner-up
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1986
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Indonesia Open
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Shi Wen
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11–6, 9–11, 9–11
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Runner-up
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1986
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Dutch Open
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Xiao Jie
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6–11, 11–3, 6–11
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Runner-up
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1986
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Chinese Taipei Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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12–11, 6–11, 4–11
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Runner-up
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1987
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Chinese Taipei Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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4–11, 11–5, 1–11
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Runner-up
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1988
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Poona Open
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Christine Magnusson
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12–11, 4–11, 4–11
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Runner-up
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1989
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German Open
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Pernille Nedergaard
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4–11, 11–8, 11–7
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Winner
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1990
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Scottish Open
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Eline Coene
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11–3, 11–0
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Winner
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1991
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Finnish Open
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Tang Jiuhong
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7–11, 8–11
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Runner-up
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Open tournaments
IBF International
References
- ^ a b Helen Troke at Sports Reference
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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