Fiona Smith (badminton) explained
Fiona Smith |
Birth Name: | Fiona Elliott |
Birth Place: | Farnborough, Hampshire, England |
Height: | 5 ft 5 inch |
Weight: | 8 st 12 lb |
Highest Ranking: | 6 |
Country: | England |
Handedness: | Right |
Fiona Smith (born Fiona Elliott, 13 November 1963) is an English former badminton player.
Badminton career
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
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).
Notes and References
- Web site: Facts and Records: History of Badminton . badmintonengland.co.uk . Badminton England . 22 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200026/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=6494 . 3 March 2016 . dead.
- Web site: Athletes: Edinburgh 1986 Team . teamengland.org . Team England . 22 August 2019 . 21 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821231001/https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes . live.
- Web site: Fiona Elliot . thecgf.com . Commonwealth Games Federation . 22 August 2019 . 22 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822153915/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41780 . live.
- Web site: Badminton Team Event – Mixed Edinburgh 1986 . thecgf.com . Commonwealth Games Federation . 22 August 2019 . 22 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822153911/https://thecgf.com/results/team/2630 . live.
- Web site: European results . Badminton Europe . 22 July 2010 . 7 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707204322/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642 . live.