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Julie Rickard

Julie Rickard
Personal information
Birth nameJulie Charles
CountryEngland
Born1939 (age 85–86)
Surrey, England
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1972 Karlskrona Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team

Julie E Rickard (née Julie Charles, born 1939) is a retired female badminton player from England.

Career

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Rickard represented England and won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Gillian Gilks, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2][3]

She also reached the doubles final in the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, in 1970 and 1972.

As Julie Charles she won the 1958 & 1964 French Open, the 1958 Swiss Open and was English National champion in the doubles in 1966.

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland England Gillian Perrin England Margaret Boxall
England Susan Whetnall
9–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

European Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden England Margaret Beck England Gillian Gilks
England Judy Hashman
11–15, 7–15 Silver Silver

International tournaments (12 titles, 9 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1958 Swiss Open France Noëlle Ailloud 11–1, 12–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1967 Welsh International England Anita Price 11–2, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969 French Open Denmark Anne Mette Sørensen 11–5, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1958 French Open Thailand Pratuang Pattabongse Sweden Beryl Olsson
Sweden Ingrid Dahlberg
18–13, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1964 French Open Netherlands Imre Rietveld Belgium Bep Verstoep
Belgium June van der Willigen
15–2, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1966 French Open Netherlands Imre Rietveld England J. Davy
England Angela Lindsay
15–12, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1967 French Open Netherlands Imre Rietveld West Germany Gerda Schumacher
West Germany Gudrun Ziebold
14–17, 15–10, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1967 Welsh International Wales Angela Dickson Wales Betty Fisher
Wales M. Withers
15–6, 12–15, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969 French Open New Zealand Alison Glenie Denmark Anne Mette Sørensen
Denmark Lene Horvid
15–6, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970 All England Open England Gillian Perrin England Margaret Boxall
England Susan Whetnall
6–15, 15–8, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970 Wimbledon Open England Margaret Beck United States Tyna Barinaga
England Nora Gardner
6–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1971 Irish Open England Margaret Beck England Gillian Gilks
England Nora Gardner
15–12, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1972 All England Open England Margaret Beck Japan Machiko Aizawa
Japan Etsuko Takenaka
15–9, 8–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1958 Swiss Open Switzerland Jean Mermod Netherlands Bob Loo
France Noëlle Ailloud
8–15, 15–13, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1964 French Open Malaysia Oon Chong Jin Denmark Jørgen Herlevsen
Netherlands Henriette Ernst
15–3, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1966 Dutch Open England Paul Whetnall England David Horton
England Jenny Horton
3–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1967 Welsh International England Roger Mills Wales Peter Seaman
Wales Betty Fisher
15–3, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1968 French Open West Germany Torsten Winter Netherlands Herman Leidelmeijer
Netherlands Lily ter Metz
15–6, 4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1969 French Open West Germany Torsten Winter Denmark Elo Hansen
Denmark Lene Horvid
9–15, 17–14, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970 Wimbledon Open England Keith Andrews Scotland Robert McCoig
United States Tyna Barinaga
1–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1971 Irish Open England Roger Mills England Derek Talbot
England Gillian Gilks
4–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Personal life

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She married in 1969 and afterwards competed as Julie Rickard.

References

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  1. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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