Jane Webster Explained

Birth Name:Jane Anne Webster
Birth Date:1956 8, df=y
Birth Place:Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Country:England

Jane Webster (born 2 August 1956), now known as Jane Sutton, is a retired English badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles competition.

Career

She won the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Nora Perry. The same year they also won the 1980 European Badminton Championships, and in 1981 they captured the All England Doubles title. Webster and Perry were silver medalists in defense of their title at the then triennial World Championships in 1983. She won the English National ladies doubles title in 1978–79 with Gillian Gilks and the 1981–82 and 1982–83 titles with Nora Perry. Webster also won the English National Ladies Singles title in the 1981–82 season, her best in singles which included victories in the Dutch Open and the Indian Masters Invitation. Webster shared the Japan Open Ladies Doubles Title in 1982 with Nora Perry. Her last major title before retiring was the 1984 Indonesian Open ladies doubles crown, again, with Nora Perry. She represented England 85 times in international team matches.

Major achievements

RankEventDateVenue
World Championships
1Women's doubles1980 Jakarta, Indonesia
2Women's doubles1983 Copenhagen, Denmark
European Championships
2Ladies Singles1978 Preston, England
1Women's doubles1980
2Women's doubles1982 Böblingen, Germany
All England Open
1Women's doubles1981 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England

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