Joanne Davies

Joanne Davies (born 10 September 1972) is a former English badminton player, capped 44 times for England and reached No. 8 in the World.^[1]

Joanne Davies
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1972-09-10) 10 September 1972 (age 52)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	8
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala lumpur Women's team 1998 Kuala lumpur Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1991 Budapest Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Early life

She lived on Yarborough Road in Grimsby, and attended the Whitgift School.^[2]

Career

She has won team gold and individual silver medals in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.^[3][4] She represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.^[5] Davies was 11 weeks pregnant while she competing in Sydney.^[6] Davies married former Dutch national badminton player Jurgen van Leeuwen, and her son Ethan also played badminton.^[7]

She was the English National runner-up with her doubles partner Nichola Beck during the 1995 English National Championships.^[8]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia	Nathan Robertson	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	2–15, 5–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Budapest, Hungary	Simon Archer	Joris van Soerland Nicole van Hooren	11–15, 4–15	Bronze

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
1996	Brunei Open	Nichola Beck	Thitikan Duangsiri Pornsawan Plungwech	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Canadian International	Sara Hardaker	Naomi Murakami Hiromi Yamada	3–15, 17–15, 15–8	Winner
2000	Portugal International	Sara Hardaker	Lene Mørk Britta Andersen	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1999	Spanish International	Gail Emms	Takae Masumo Chikako Nakayama	12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1996	Finnish International	Nichola Beck	Kelly Morgan Joanne Muggeridge	3–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1994	Mauritius International	Tanya Woodward	Norhasikin Amin Winnie Lee	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1993	Irish International	Nichola Beck	Karen Peatfield Justine Willmott	15–1, 15–4	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Joanne Muggeridge	Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	Hamburg Cup	Joanne Wright	Marlene Thomsen Anne Mette Bille	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1992	Hungarian International	Tanya Woodward	Alison Humby Julia Mann	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1992	Czechoslovakian International	Tanya Woodward	Sarah Hore Alison Humby	17–16, 15–10	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Joanne Wright	Elena Rybkina Marina Andrievskaya	15–4, 15–2	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Wimbledon International	Ian Pearson	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva	15–12, 11–15, 15–5	Winner
1994	Mauritius International	Michael Adams	Dave Wright Karen Chapman	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1993	Irish International	Simon Archer	Julian Robertson Sara Hardaker	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Simon Archer	Chris Hunt Joanne Wright	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1992	Irish International	Nick Ponting	Lars Pedersen Anne Mette Bille	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	Wimbledon Open	Simon Archer	Dave Wright Sara Sankey	15–5, 12–15, 11–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Joanne Davies". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. Grimsby Evening Telegraph Thursday 4 February 1988, page 24
3. "Interview of Ethan van Leeuwen by Jasmine Ghouila" (PDF). thepartyguide.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
4. "Joanne Davies". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
5. "Sarah Hardakre and Joanne Davies". Getty Images. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
6. "Serena was only a little bit pregnant. It happens". www.themixedzone.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
7. "International victory for Ethan". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. Milton Keynes Citizen. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
8. ""For the Record." Times, 14 Feb. 1995, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.

External links

• Joanne Davies at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Joanne Davies at BWFBadminton.com
• Joanne Davies at Olympedia
• Joanne Davies at Olympics.com
• Joanne Davies at Team GB
• Joanne Davies at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)