Joanne Goode Explained

Joanne Goode
(née Wright)
MBE
Country:England
Birth Name:Joanne Gwendoline Wright
Birth Date:17 November 1972[1]
Birth Place:Harlow, Essex, England
Height:1.68 m
Weight:68 kg
Event:Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:4 (WD), 1 (XD)
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:068863FB-76C2-4A9F-9263-B559B4EAACEA

Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is a former English badminton player.[2] She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Goode also won seven gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, a gold at the European Championships, and a silver at the World Championships.[3]

Career

Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics[4] in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal. She also played in women's doubles with Donna Kellogg losing in the quarterfinals against Gao Ling and Qi Yiyuan.

Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

World Championships

Mixed doubles

World Cup

Women's doubles

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Gail Emms Ang Li Peng
Lim Pek Siah
4–7, 8–6, 6–8, 4–7 Bronze
1998Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Donna Kellogg Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah
15–8, 15–6 Gold
1994McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Joanne Muggeridge Julie Bradbury
Gillian Clark
15–9, 15–11 Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Simon Archer Chew Choon Eng
Chin Eei Hui
0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3 Gold
1998Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Simon Archer Nathan Robertson
Joanne Davies
15–2, 15–5 Gold
1994McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Nick Ponting Simon Archer
Julie Bradbury
10–15, 12–15 Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Kelvin Hall,
Glasgow, Scotland
Donna Kellogg Rikke Olsen
Helene Kirkegaard
7–15, 15–10, 15–8 Gold
1998Winter Sports Palace,
Sofia, Bulgaria
Donna Kellogg Rikke Olsen
Marlene Thomsen
5–15, 10–15 Bronze
1996Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark
Julie Bradbury Marlene Thomsen
Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
12–15, 15–10, 4–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Mixed doubles

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Indonesia Open Donna Kellogg Lotte Jonathans
Nicole van Hooren
7–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner
1996Denmark Open Julie Bradbury Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen
6–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1996U.S. Open Julie Bradbury Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana
7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1995Hong Kong Open Julie Bradbury Jang Hye-ock
Gil Young-ah
15–17, 5–15 Runner-up
1995Malaysia Open Julie Bradbury Jang Hye-ock
Gil Young-ah
15–10, 15–11 Winner
1994Thailand Open Julie Bradbury Ge Fei
Gu Jun
12–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1993Dutch Open Zhang Ning Finarsih
Lili Tampi
9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1993Swiss Open Gillian Clark Marina Andrievskaya
Marina Yakusheva
15–8, 15–7 Winner
1992Dutch Open Julie Bradbury Marianne Rasmussen
Anne Mette Bille
9–15, 15–9, 2–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Indonesia Open Simon Archer Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–13, 11–15, 15–4 Winner
2000Thailand Open Simon Archer Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
13–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1999Swiss Open Simon Archer Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–5, 15–4 Winner
1999All England Open Simon Archer Ha Tae-kwon
Chung Jae-hee
15–2, 15–13 Winner
1998Grand Prix Finals Simon Archer Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1998Hong Kong Open Simon Archer Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
15–8, 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1996Polish Open Nick Ponting Chen Xingdong
Peng Xinyong
15–10, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1994Thailand Open Nick Ponting Tri Kusharjanto
Minarti Timur
10–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1994All England Open Nick Ponting Chris Hunt
Gillian Clark
15–10, 15–11 Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Scottish Open Gillian Gowers Liu Lu
Qian Hong
15–6, 3–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1994Welsh International Julie Bradbury Si-An Deng
Denyse Julien
15–3, 17–15 Winner
1993Welsh International Julie Bradbury Joanne Davies
Joanne Muggeridge
15–9, 15–4 Winner
1993Hamburg Cup Joanne Davies Marlene Thomsen
Anne Mette Bille
11–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1993Austrian International Alison Humby Anne Søndergaard
Lotte Thomsen
13–15, 17–14, 11–15 Runner-up
1993La Chaux-de-Fonds International Tracy Dineen Natalja Ivanova
Julia Martynenko
15–7, 8–15, 15–12 Winner
1992Portugal International Joanne Davies Marina Andrievskaya
Elena Rybkhina
15–4, 15–2 Winner
1991Irish International Alison Humby Katrin Schmidt
Kerstin Ubben
15–12, 15–11 Winner
1990Welsh International Alison Humby Cheryl Johnson
Julie Bradbury
11–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Scottish Open Nick Ponting Jens Olsson
Astrid Crabo
12–15, 15–11, 8–15 Runner-up
1994Welsh International Nick Ponting James Anderson
Emma Constable
18–15, 15–9 Winner
1993Welsh International Chris Hunt Simon Archer
Joanne Davies
15–9, 15–8 Winner
1993Wimbledon International Chris Hunt Jiang Wen
Tao Xiaoqiang
6–15, 15–6, 15–13 Winner
1993Austrian International Nick Ponting Heinz Fischer
Irina Serova
15–9, 15–7 Winner
1992Welsh International Nick Ponting Michael Keck
Karen Neumann
15–7, 18–16 Winner
1992Portugal International Andy Goode Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Andrievskaya
15–4, 15–2 Winner
1991Irish International Nick Ponting Michael Keck
Anne-Katrin Seid
15–10, 15–11 Winner
1991Welsh International Andy Goode Chris Hunt
Karen Chapman
18–17, 15–4 Winner
1990Welsh International Nick Ponting Vitali Shmakov
Vlada Chernyavskaya
17–14, 7–15, 15–11 Winner

Personal life

Joanne Wright married Andy Goode, an English badminton player who managed the British team in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[5] They have three children named Jack, Molly, and Harry.[6] [7]

Goode was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badminton - Joanne Goode . www.the-sports.org . 29 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Player Profiles: Jo Goode . badzone.co.uk . 12 July 2019.
  3. News: Badminton: That's it, says Olympic star Jo . . 22 February 2003 . 12 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Joanne Goode . joannegoode.com . 29 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Brits End Contract with Olympic Badminton Manager . Mike . Grossman . 26 November 1996.
  6. Web site: Goode times for Jo . The Argus . 21 September 2000.
  7. News: Sponsored Player Update Jo Goode . Ashaway UK . 1 September 2008 . 12 July 2019.
  8. News: Queen's Birthday Honours . The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2004.