Victoria Wright

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. In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event. 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. 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.

Achievements

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1992 Bulgarian International Neli Nedjalkova 11–4, 5–11, 1–0 retired Winner 1996 Romanian International Raina Tzvetkova 11–4, 11–1 Winner 1997 Bulgarian International Anne Gibson 1–9, 5–9, 3–9 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Bulgarian International Dimitrinka Dimitrova Neli Nedjalkova Reni Asenova Walkover Winner 1996 Romanian International Raina Tzvetkova Cristina Savulescu Daniela Timofte 15–3, 15–4 Winner 1997 Bulgarian International Raina Tzvetkova Dimitrinka Dimitrova Dobrinka Smilianova Winner

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