Helen Nichol
Encyclopedia
Helen Nichol is a female badminton
player from Canada
, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 2003 Pan American Games
, partnering Charmaine Reid
.
Nichol competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in women's doubles with partner Charmaine Reid
. They were defeated by Cheng Wen-Hsing
and Chien Yu Chin
of Taiwan
in the round of 32.
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 Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
, partnering Charmaine Reid
Charmaine Reid
Charmaine Reid is a female badminton player from Canada. Her home is in Calgary, Alberta....
.
Nichol competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
in women's doubles with partner Charmaine Reid
Charmaine Reid
Charmaine Reid is a female badminton player from Canada. Her home is in Calgary, Alberta....
. They were defeated by Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin...
and Chien Yu Chin
Chien Yu Chin
Chien Yu-Chin is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Chien competed for Republic of China as Chinese Taipei in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-Hsing...
of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in the round of 32.