Margot Lambert

Margot Lambert (born 15 March 1999) is a French badminton player. She won the gold medal in the women's doubles at the 2024 European Championships. Lambert started playing badminton at the age of 8 in Tahiti, and now affiliates with Club de l'Hermitage et du Tournonais. She was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships. Lambert was the women's doubles National Champions in 2020.

Early life Lambert was born in Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche. She first discovered badminton when she was in Tahiti, at the age of 8. Her parents were transferred in Tahiti as a gym teacher. Seeing her parents playing badminton, she gave it a try. In there, she played more as a hobby, as there was no coach in the club she was in. Four years later, when she returned to France, she started playing in a more sporting way, with regular training sessions.

Career In 2020, she helps the national team won a bronze medal after finish as the semi-finalists in the European Women's Team Championships.

In 2023, Lambert competed in the European Games, and captured the bronze medal in the women's doubles partnering Tran.

In 2024, Lambert and Tran made a history by becoming the first ever French women's doubles to win the European Championships. Achievements

European Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Hylo Open Super 500 Camille Pognante Hsu Yin-hui Lin Jhih-yun 21–16, 21–10 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 5 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Riga International Vimala Hériau Kristin Kuuba Helina Rüütel 22–20, 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2018 Hellas Open Vimala Hériau Rutaparna Panda Arathi Sara Sunil 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 Hellas Open Vimala Hériau Anastasiya Prozorova Valeriya Rudakova 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2020 Estonian International Vimala Hériau Rena Miyaura Saori Ozaki 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2020 Swedish Open Vimala Hériau Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow 20–22, 20–22 Runner-up 2021 Polish International Anne Tran Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand 21–10, 21–18 Winner 2021 Welsh International Anne Tran Treesa Jolly Gayathri Gopichand 22–20, 17–21, 21–14 Winner 2022 Welsh International Anne Tran Chloe Birch Lauren Smith 9–21, 21–14, 21–9 Winner 2023 Réunion Open Anne Tran Natsumi Takasaki Mai Tanabe 14–21, 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2025 Estonian International Camille Pognante Agathe Cuevas Kathell Desmots-Chacun 21–15, 21–18 Winner 2025 Portugal International Camille Pognante Simona Pilgaard Mette Werge Walkover Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Estonian International Grégoire Deschamps Ethan van Leeuwen Abbygael Harris 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2025 Swedish Open Grégoire Deschamps Kristoffer Kolding Mette Werge 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2025 Portugal International Grégoire Deschamps Natan Begga Téa Margueritte 21–14, 21–14 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament