Gillian Gowers
Encyclopedia
Gillian Gowers is a retired female badminton
player from England
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in mixed doubles with Nigel Tier
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Gowers participated in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics
for Great Britain
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Career
She won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships1985 IBF World Championships
The 4th IBF World Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985.-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*...
in mixed doubles with Nigel Tier
Nigel Tier
-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Gowers, and a silver in the mens' doubles with Andy Goode at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.-References:**...
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Gowers participated in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1985 1985 IBF World Championships The 4th IBF World Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985.-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*... (with Nigel Tier Nigel Tier -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Gowers, and a silver in the mens' doubles with Andy Goode at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.-References:**... ) |
Calgary, CAN |
| European Championships European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe.... |
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| 1 | Women's doubles | 1986 1986 European Badminton Championships The 10th European Badminton Championships were held in Uppsala, Sweden, between 30 March and 5 April 1986, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... (with Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:... ) |
Uppsala, SWE |
| 2 | Mixed doubles | 1986 1986 European Badminton Championships The 10th European Badminton Championships were held in Uppsala, Sweden, between 30 March and 5 April 1986, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... (with Nigel Tier Nigel Tier -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Gowers, and a silver in the mens' doubles with Andy Goode at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.-References:**... ) |
Uppsala, SWE |
| 3 | Women's doubles | 1990 1990 European Badminton Championships The 12th European Badminton Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union, between 8 and 14 April 1990, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Sovietic Badminton Federation.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... (with Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:... ) |
Moscow, USSR |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1990 1990 European Badminton Championships The 12th European Badminton Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union, between 8 and 14 April 1990, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Sovietic Badminton Federation.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... (with Jan Poulsen-DEN) |
Moscow, USSR |
| 3 | Women's doubles | 1992 1992 European Badminton Championships The 13th European Badminton Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 12 and 18 April 1992, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the BadmintonScotland.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... (with Sara Sankey) |
Glasgow, GBR |
| Commonwealth Games Badminton at the Commonwealth Games Badminton debuted at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.-Location of the Commonwealth Games:The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of badminton at the Commonwealth Games.-Individual competition:-Medal table:-References:... |
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| 1 | Women's doubles | 1986 1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.-Organisation and Controversy:... (with Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:... ) |
Edinburgh, SCO |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1990 1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,... (with Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:... ) |
Auckland, NZL |
| All England Championships All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898... |
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| 2 | Mixed doubles | 1984 (with Nigel Tier Nigel Tier -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Gowers, and a silver in the mens' doubles with Andy Goode at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.-References:**... ) |
London, ENG |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1990 (with Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:... ) |
London, ENG |
| World Cup Badminton World Cup The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005... |
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| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1984 (with Peter Axelsson Peter Axelsson Peter Axelsson is a retired male badminton player from Sweden.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson.... -SWE) |
New Dehli, IND |
| World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last... |
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| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1986 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix The 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix was the fourth edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 16 to December 21, 1986.-Final results:-References:*... (with Nigel Tier Nigel Tier -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Gowers, and a silver in the mens' doubles with Andy Goode at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.-References:**... ) |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |