About Helen Troke
Born 1964. Helen Troke is a British badminton player and olympic competitor.
Achievements World Championships +Women's singlesYearVenueOpponentScoreResult 1983 BrΓΈndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Li Lingwei 10β12, 6β11 Bronze Bronze
Commonwealth Games +Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1982 Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia Sally Podger 4β11, 11β3, 11β5 Gold Gold 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott 11β4, 11β4 Gold Gold 1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,Auckland, New Zealand Deepti Thanekar 11β0, 11β0 Bronze Bronze
+Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Linda Cloutier 15β8, 15β11 Bronze Bronze
European Championships +Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England Sally Podger 11β5, 11β2 Gold Gold 1986 Uppsala, Sweden Kirsten Larsen 9β12, 11β3, 11β2 Gold Gold 1990 Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union Pernille Nedergaard 2β11, 6β11 Bronze Bronze
European Junior Championships +Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Nettie Nielsen 8β11, 12β9, 11β6 Gold Gold 1983 Helsinki, Finland Christine Magnusson 11β5, 12β10 Gold Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
+Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1983 Swedish Open Jane Webster 11β2, 11β5 Winner 1984 German Open Karen Beckman 12β9, 10β12, 6β11 Runner-up 1984 Thailand Open Kirsten Larsen 11β5, 11β8 Winner 1984 Dutch Open Kirsten Larsen 4β11, 11β7, 12β10 Winner 1984 Chinese Taipei Open Ivana Lie 11β12, 9β11 Runner-up 1984 Denmark Open Zheng Yuli 6β11, 7β11 Runner-up 1985 India Open Kirsten Larsen 11β8, 11β8 Winner 1985 Malaysia Open Gillian Gowers Walkover Runner-up 1985 Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen 11β5, 11β2 Winner 1986 German Open Kim Yun-ja 1β11, 11β8, 10β12 Runner-up 1986 Indonesia Open Shi Wen 11β6, 9β11, 9β11 Runner-up 1986 Dutch Open Xiao Jie 6β11, 11β3, 6β11 Runner-up 1986 Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen 12β11, 6β11, 4β11 Runner-up 1987 Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen 4β11, 11β5, 1β11 Runner-up 1988 Poona Open Christine Magnusson 12β11, 4β11, 4β11 Runner-up 1989 German Open Pernille Nedergaard 4β11, 11β8, 11β7 Winner 1990 Scottish Open Eline Coene 11β3, 11β0 Winner 1991 Finnish Open Tang Jiuhong 7β11, 8β11 Runner-up
+Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Thailand Open Gillian Gowers Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman 16β18, 18β17, 9β15 Runner-up 1986 Dutch Open Gillian Gowers Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 18β15, 15β9 Winner 1987 Scottish Open Gillian Gowers Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall 11β15, 15β3, 15β12 Winner
Open tournaments +Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1981 Irish Open Diane Underwood 11β2, 12β11 Winner 1982 Scottish Open Lene KΓΈppen 8β11, 4β11 Runner-up
+Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Scottish Open Barbara Sutton Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks 3β15, 8β15 Runner-up
IBF International +Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1980 Hungarian International Diane Simpson 11β4, 11β0 Winner 1983 English Masters Chen Ruizhen 9β12, 12β11, 1β11 Runner-up 1984 English Masters Kirsten Larsen 1β11, 10β12 Runner-up 1987 Bell's Open Fiona Elliott 4β11, 10β12 Runner-up 1992 Amor International Elena Rybkina 11β7, 2β11, 4β11 Runner-up
+Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Hungarian International Diane Simpson Angela Michalowski Monika Cassens 7β15, 0β15 Runner-up 1983 German Open Karen Chapman Shigemi Kawamura Sumiko Kitada 10β15, 4β15 Runner-up 1983 Dutch Masters Gillian Gilks Ivana Lie Rosiana Tendean 15β11, 8β15, 12β15 Runner-up 1983 Welsh International Karen Chapman Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington 15β8, 11β15, 15β9 Winner 1984 Welsh International Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman Karen Chapman 17β14, 15β8 Winner 1984 Bell's Open Gillian Gowers Karen Chapman Sally Podger 15β6, 3β15, 18β14 Winner 1986 Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Karen Beckman Sara Halsall 0β15, 9β15 Runner-up
+Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Bell's Open Billy Gilliland Andy Goode Fiona Elliott 15β4, 11β15, 15β17 Runner-up
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Who is Helen Troke?
British badminton player
When was Helen Troke born?
Helen Troke was born on 7 November 1964 in Southampton.
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Helen Troke is a badminton player and olympic competitor.
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Helen Troke is British.
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