Denyse Julien

Career

Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles.[1] She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships, including women's singles in 1989.[2] Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. These include a silver medal in singles (1990), and a silver (1986) and two bronzes (1990, 1994) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the Pan American Games, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition in Winnipeg in 1999, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2003 competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Julien won a number of titles in Europe, including women's singles at French (1982) and Welsh (1991, 1995) Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International (1983), and mixed doubles at the Portugal Open (1998). She competed in three Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2004), the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona before bowing to China's reigning world champion Tang Jiuhong.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1983 Canada Open Kirsten Larsen 1–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1986 US Open Hisako Mori 12–10, 3–11, 12–9 Winner
1987 Canada Open Chun Sung-suk 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1989 Canada Open Si-an Deng 11–9, 11–1 Winner
1990 US Open Elena Rybkina 7–11, 11–2, 11–8 Winner
1992 Canada Open Hisako Mizui 5–11, 11–7, 10–12 Runner-up
1993 Scottish Open Camilla Martin 6–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2002 Puerto Rico Open Charmaine Reid 11–8, 1–11, 13–10 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Canada Open Johanne Falardeau Sandra Skillings
Claire Backhouse		 15–7, 14–17, 18–16 Winner
1986 US Open Johanne Falardeau Yomiko Fushiki
Mami Nakajima		 18–15, 15–5 Winner
1990 US Open Doris Piché Elena Rybkina
Vlada Chernyavskaya		 18–13, 18–15 Winner
1990 Canada Open Doris Piché Si-an Deng
Claire Backhouse		 Winner
1992 Canada Open Joanne Muggeridge Pernille Dupont
Lotte Olsen		 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Canada Open Bryan Blanshard Mike Butler
Claire Backhouse		 Winner
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