Victoria Wright Explained

Victoria Wright
Birth Name:Victoria Hristova
Country:France
Birth Date:1974 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height:1.68 m
Weight:56 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's singles & doubles
Bwf Id:5D8AF12F-4C3B-4D97-A251-AFFD91D5881A

Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event.[2] She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32.[3] Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov.[4]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1992Bulgarian International Neli Nedjalkova11–4, 5–11, 1–0 retired Winner
1996Romanian International Raina Tzvetkova11–4, 11–1 Winner
1997Bulgarian International Anne Gibson1–9, 5–9, 3–9 Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Bulgarian International Dimitrinka Dimitrova Neli Nedjalkova
Reni Asenova
Walkover Winner
1996Romanian International Raina Tzvetkova Cristina Savulescu
Daniela Timofte
15–3, 15–4 Winner
1997Bulgarian International Raina Tzvetkova Dimitrinka Dimitrova
Dobrinka Smilianova
Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Romanian International Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov
Raina Tzvetkova
2–15, 17–14, 10–15 Runner-up
1997Bulgarian International Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov
Raina Tzvetkova
4–9, 5–9, 4–9 Runner-up
2003Slovak International Svetoslav Stoyanov Alexandr Russkikh
Anastasia Russkikh
7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2004Dutch International Svetoslav Stoyanov Tommy Sørensen
Britta Andersen
8–15, 15–8, 15–8 Winner
2004Croatian International Svetoslav Stoyanov Rasmus Mangor Andersen
Helle Nielsen
15–12, 15–7 Winner

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Бадминтон . . 31 March 2018 . bg.
  2. Web site: Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation . . 31 March 2018.
  3. News: Badminton mixed doubles results . . 31 March 2018.
  4. Web site: France Yearbook 2016 . . 30 March 2018.