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Helen Troke
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Helen Suzanne Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is an English retired badminton player.
Key Information
Career
[edit]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.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | 10–12, 6–11 |
Commonwealth Games
[edit]| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia | 4–11, 11–3, 11–5 | ||
| 1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | 11–4, 11–4 | ||
| 1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand |
11–0, 11–0 |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | 15–8, 15–11 |
European Championships
[edit]| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Guild Hall, Preston, England | 11–5, 11–2 | ||
| 1986 | Uppsala, Sweden | 9–12, 11–3, 11–2 | ||
| 1990 | Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union |
2–11, 6–11 |
European Junior Championships
[edit]| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland |
8–11, 12–9, 11–6 | ||
| 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
11–5, 12–10 |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Swedish Open | 11–2, 11–5 | ||
| 1984 | German Open | 12–9, 10–12, 6–11 | ||
| 1984 | Thailand Open | 11–5, 11–8 | ||
| 1984 | Dutch Open | 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 | ||
| 1984 | Chinese Taipei Open | 11–12, 9–11 | ||
| 1984 | Denmark Open | 6–11, 7–11 | ||
| 1985 | India Open | 11–8, 11–8 | ||
| 1985 | Malaysia Open | Walkover | ||
| 1985 | Chinese Taipei Open | 11–5, 11–2 | ||
| 1986 | German Open | 1–11, 11–8, 10–12 | ||
| 1986 | Indonesia Open | 11–6, 9–11, 9–11 | ||
| 1986 | Dutch Open | 6–11, 11–3, 6–11 | ||
| 1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | 12–11, 6–11, 4–11 | ||
| 1987 | Chinese Taipei Open | 4–11, 11–5, 1–11 | ||
| 1988 | Poona Open | 12–11, 4–11, 4–11 | ||
| 1989 | German Open | 4–11, 11–8, 11–7 | ||
| 1990 | Scottish Open | 11–3, 11–0 | ||
| 1991 | Finnish Open | 7–11, 8–11 |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Thailand Open | 16–18, 18–17, 9–15 | |||
| 1986 | Dutch Open | 18–15, 15–9 | |||
| 1987 | Scottish Open | 11–15, 15–3, 15–12 |
Open tournaments
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Irish Open | 11–2, 12–11 | ||
| 1982 | Scottish Open | 8–11, 4–11 |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Scottish Open | 3–15, 8–15 |
IBF International
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hungarian International | 11–4, 11–0 | ||
| 1983 | English Masters | 9–12, 12–11, 1–11 | ||
| 1984 | English Masters | 1–11, 10–12 | ||
| 1987 | Bell's Open | 4–11, 10–12 | ||
| 1992 | Amor International | 11–7, 2–11, 4–11 |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hungarian International | 7–15, 0–15 | |||
| 1983 | German Open | 10–15, 4–15 | |||
| 1983 | Dutch Masters | 15–11, 8–15, 12–15 | |||
| 1983 | Welsh International | 15–8, 11–15, 15–9 | |||
| 1984 | Welsh International | 17–14, 15–8 | |||
| 1984 | Bell's Open | 15–6, 3–15, 18–14 | |||
| 1986 | Bell's Open | 0–15, 9–15 |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bell's Open | 15–4, 11–15, 15–17 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Troke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- English statistics
- European results Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 170, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
External links
[edit]- Helen S Troke at BWFBadminton.com
- Helen S Troke at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Helen Suzanne Troke at Olympics.com
- Helen Troke at Olympedia
- Helen Troke at Team GB
- Helen Troke at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
