Helen Troke Explained

Helen Suzanne Troke
Birth Date:1964 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Southampton, England[1]
Height:172 cm
Country:England

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.[2] [3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles!Year!Venue!Opponent!Score!Result
1983Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Li Lingwei10–12, 6–11 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles! Year! Venue! Opponent! Score! Result
1982Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia Sally Podger4–11, 11–3, 11–5 Gold
1986Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott11–4, 11–4 Gold
1990Auckland Badminton Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand
Deepti Thanekar11–0, 11–0 Bronze
Women's doubles! Year! Venue! Partner! Opponent! Score! Result
1986Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott Claire Backhouse-Sharpe
Linda Cloutier
15–8, 15–11 Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles! Year! Venue! Opponent! Score! Result
1984Guild Hall, Preston, England Sally Podger11–5, 11–2 Gold
1986Uppsala, Sweden Kirsten Larsen9–12, 11–3, 11–2 Gold
1990Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium,
Moscow, Soviet Union
Pernille Nedergaard2–11, 6–11 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles! Year! Venue! Opponent! Score! Result
1981Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nettie Nielsen8–11, 12–9, 11–6 Gold
1983Helsinki,
Finland
Christine Magnusson11–5, 12–10 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles! Year! Tournament! Opponent! Score! Result
1983Swedish Open Jane Webster11–2, 11–5 Winner
1984German Open Karen Beckman12–9, 10–12, 6–11 Runner-up
1984Thailand Open Kirsten Larsen11–5, 11–8 Winner
1984Dutch Open Kirsten Larsen4–11, 11–7, 12–10 Winner
1984Chinese Taipei Open Ivana Lie11–12, 9–11 Runner-up
1984Denmark Open Zheng Yuli6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1985India Open Kirsten Larsen11–8, 11–8 Winner
1985Malaysia Open Gillian GowersWalkover Runner-up
1985Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen11–5, 11–2 Winner
1986German Open Kim Yun-ja1–11, 11–8, 10–12 Runner-up
1986Indonesia Open Shi Wen11–6, 9–11, 9–11 Runner-up
1986Dutch Open Xiao Jie6–11, 11–3, 6–11 Runner-up
1986Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen12–11, 6–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1987Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen4–11, 11–5, 1–11 Runner-up
1988Poona Open Christine Magnusson12–11, 4–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1989German Open Pernille Nedergaard4–11, 11–8, 11–7 Winner
1990Scottish Open Eline Coene11–3, 11–0 Winner
1991Finnish Open Tang Jiuhong7–11, 8–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles! Year! Tournament! Partner! Opponent! Score! Result
1984Thailand Open Gillian Gowers Gillian Gilks
Karen Beckman
16–18, 18–17, 9–15 Runner-up
1986Dutch Open Gillian Gowers Eline Coene
Erica van Dijck
18–15, 15–9 Winner
1987Scottish Open Gillian Gowers Fiona Elliott
Sara Halsall
11–15, 15–3, 15–12 Winner

Open tournaments

Women's singles! Year! Tournament! Opponent! Score! Result
1981Irish Open Diane Underwood11–2, 12–11 Winner
1982Scottish Open Lene Køppen8–11, 4–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles! Year! Tournament! Partner! Opponent! Score! Result
1982Scottish Open Barbara Sutton Gillian Clark
Gillian Gilks
3–15, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles! Year! Tournament! Opponent! Score! Result
1980Hungarian International Diane Simpson Winner
1983English Masters Chen Ruizhen9–12, 12–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1984English Masters Kirsten Larsen1–11, 10–12 Runner-up
1987Bell's Open Fiona Elliott4–11, 10–12 Runner-up
1992Amor International Elena Rybkina11–7, 2–11, 4–11 Runner-up
Women's doubles! Year! Tournament! Partner! Opponent! Score! Result
1980Hungarian International Diane Simpson Angela Michalowski
Monika Cassens
Runner-up
1983German Open Karen Chapman Shigemi Kawamura
Sumiko Kitada
10–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1983Welsh International Karen Chapman Winner
1984Welsh International Gillian Gilks Winner
1984Bell's Open Gillian Gowers Karen Chapman
Sally Podger
15–6, 3–15, 18–14 Winner
1986Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Karen Beckman
Sara Halsall
0–15, 9–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles! Year! Tournament! Partner! Opponent! Score! Result
1986Bell's Open Billy Gilliland Andy Goode
Fiona Elliott
Runner-up

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041816/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/helen-troke-1.html Helen Troke at Sports Reference
  2. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.