Fiona Smith (badminton)
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| Birth name | Fiona Elliott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1963 (age 61) Farnborough, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 8 st 12 lb (124 lb; 56 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fiona Smith (born Fiona Elliott, 13 November 1963) is an English former badminton player.
Badminton career
[edit]Smith is six times English National singles champion and a mixed doubles champion.[1]
She represented England and won four medals. A gold medal in the team event, a silver medal singles and mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women's doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]
Four years later she won three further medals (all gold) playing under her married name of Fiona Smith. The gold medals came in the singles, doubles and team event.[4]
In addition to her National and Commonwealth Games successes she was a silver medalist at the 1990 European Championships in Moscow and has over 75 caps for England.[5]
Personal life
[edit]She gave birth to her son Oli on 4 March 1991. She was coached and trained by her brother Mark Elliott (England Junior International and Surrey County stalwart).
References
[edit]- ^ "Facts and Records: History of Badminton". badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Athletes: Edinburgh 1986 Team". teamengland.org. Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Fiona Elliot". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Edinburgh 1986". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "European results". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
External links
[edit]- Fiona Smith at BWFBadminton.com
- Fiona Smith at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Articles with short description
- 1963 births
- Living people
- English female badminton players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen