Sara Hardaker
Sara Louise Hardaker (born 1 December 1975) is a former English professional badminton player.[1] She has been capped 31 times for England. Hardaker who came from Kent, won the mixed doubles title at the English national junior championships in 1992/93 season partnered with Lee Boosey, and also the girls' doubles event in 1993/94 season partnered with Rebecca Pantaney.[2] She and Boosey were the bronze medallists at the 1993 European Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] Hardaker competed at the World Championships in three consecutive years in 1997 Glasgow, 1999 Copenhagen, and 2001 Seville.[2] She represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[4] Hardaker completing her undergraduate degree in sport science, and work at the Nuffield physiotherapist. Before joining Nuffield, she used to work for the National Health Service at Barnet & Chase hospital whilst also being the club physio for Tabard RFC in Herts.[5]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Birth name | Sara Louise Hardaker | |||||||||||||
Country | ||||||||||||||
Born | Dartford, Kent, England | 1 December 1975|||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||
Event | Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Scottish Open | 7–15, 5–15 |
IBF International
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Bermuda International | 11–1, 11–6 |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Spanish International | 15–13, 15–12 | |||
2000 | Irish International | 15–3, 12–15, 17–16 | |||
2000 | Canadian International | 3–15, 17–15, 15–8 | |||
2000 | Portugal International | 12–15, 12–15 | |||
1998 | Portugal International | 15–3, 7–15, 15–10 | |||
1997 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | 12–15, 12–15 | |||
1996 | Welsh International | 15–6, 10–15, 4–15 | |||
1996 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | 6–15, 11–15 | |||
1995 | Bermuda International | 17–15, 18–14 | |||
1994 | Hungarian International | 15–8, 15–11 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Irish International | 9–15, 8–15 | |||
1998 | Portugal International | 0–15, 7–15 | |||
1997 | French International | 15–8, 15–11 | |||
1997 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | 9–15, 15–3, 10–15 | |||
1995 | Bermuda International | 15–7, 15–6 | |||
1994 | Hungarian International | 15–10, 15–4 | |||
1993 | Irish International | 5–15, 10–15 |
References
- "Players: Sarah Hardaker". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Facts and Records: History of Badminton". Badminton England. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Sarah Hardakre and Joanne Davies". Getty Images. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Meet Some of the Nuffield Team!". www.thisisourvillage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
External links
- Sara Hardaker at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sara Hardaker at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)