| Lorraine Cole | |
| Birth Date: | 1967 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Height: | 1.7 m |
| Country: | England |
| Event: | Doubles |
| Highest Ranking: | 10 (Women's doubles) 12 (Mixed doubles) |
| Bwf Id: | 70569782-1318-47D5-99FB-7269014D0C02 |
Lorraine Cole (born 20 September 1967) is a retired English badminton player.[1]
Cole is a former badminton player who also played Javelins throw in her early junior career. She attended Kings Norton Mixed School and won English schools U-17 National Javelin championships and later became the English Junior Javelin champion. Afterwards she opted badminton for her career and won the Worcester county badminton title. She then won the National championships and once stood amidst the top English players in both the doubles disciplines. She is also a former European no. 1 in Women's and Mixed doubles; and once ranked no. 10 in WD and no. 12 in XD at the World level. She won titles in Ireland, Czechia, Mauritius, Iceland and Slovakia and contested in World championships in 1997 and 1999. She also became European Senior Champion in 2006 with her partner Tracey Dineen by defeating Dorota Grzejdak and Bożena Haracz from Poland in the final. After her playing career she coached British players at various levels; Worcestershire County coach, England U-19 National Coach, HPC Coach, GB Youth Olympic Coach, Sydney European Junior Champions Coach 2006, Coach to World Junior Silver Medalist 2007 etc.[2] [3]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Mixed doubles
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mauritius International | Justine Willmott | Selvon Marudamuthu Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre | 15–4, 15–10 | Winner | |
| 1997 | Welsh International | Joanne Wright | Sara Sankey Ella Miles | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up | |
| 1998 | Portugal International | Rebecca Pantaney | Tracy Dineen Sara Hardaker | 3–15, 15–7, 10–15 | Runner-up | |
| 1998 | Czech International | Tracy Dineen | Gail Emms Joanne Wright | 15–7, 15–6 | Winner | |
| 1998 | Slovak International | Tracy Dineen | Katy Brydon Joanne Wright | 15–13, 15–10 | Winner | |
| 1998 | Iceland International | Tracy Dineen |  Elsa Nielsen Brynja Pétursdóttir | 15–10, 15–10 | Winner | |
| 1998 | Scottish International | Tracy Dineen | Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager | 2–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Welsh International | Julian Robertson |  Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva | 11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up | |
| 1995 | Irish International | Julian Robertson | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 15–4, 15–4 | Winner | |
| 1996 | Mauritius International | Dave Wright | Carl Fenton Justine Willmott | 15–4, 15–4 | Winner | |
| 1998 | Czech International | Anthony Clark | Ian Sullivan Gail Emms | 15–4, 15–13 | Winner | |
| 1998 | Slovak International | Anthony Clark | David Lindley Joanne Wright | 15–5, 15–3 | Winner | |
| 1999 | Irish International | Anthony Clark |  Ruud Kuijten Manon Albinus | 15–7, 15–8 | Winner |