Nora Perry
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| Nora Perry | |
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| Birth name | Nora Gardner |
| Country |  England |
Nora Perry (née Nora Gardner) is a former English female badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles and mixed doubles specialist, she won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid 1970's to the mid 1980's, including six All-England mixed doubles and two All-England women's doubles championships. In 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.
[edit] Career
She won the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Jane Webster. The same year they also won the 1980 European Badminton Championships.
Three years later, she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström.
[edit] Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
| 2 | Mixed doubles | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
| 3 | Women's doubles | 1977 | Malmö, SWE |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1977 | Malmö, SWE |
| European Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1978 | Preston, ENG |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1978 | Preston, ENG |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
| 2 | Women's doubles [1] | 1974 | Vienna, AUT |
| 2 | Women's doubles [1] | 1976 | Dublin, IRL |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1982 | Böblingen, GER |
| 2 | Mixed doubles | 1982 | Böblingen, GER |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1976 | Dublin, IRL |
| International Opens | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles Women's doubles |
1975 [1], 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985 1980, 1981 |
All England Open |
[edit] Notes
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