Joanne Goode

This article is about the badminton player. For the broadcaster, see JoAnne Good. For the DJ, see Jo Good.

Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is an English badminton player.^[2] She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Goode also won seven gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, a gold at the European Championships, and a silver at the World Championships.^[3]

Joanne Goode MBE
Personal information
Birth name	Joanne Gwendoline Wright
Country	England
Born	(1972-11-17) 17 November 1972 (age 52)[1] Harlow, Essex, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD), 1 (XD)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Mixed doubles Representing  England World Championships 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles World Cup 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Women's doubles 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2002 Manchester Mixed doubles 2002 Manchester Mixed team 1994 Victoria Mixed doubles 2002 Manchester Women's doubles European Championships 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles 1996 Herning Women's doubles 1998 Sofia Women's doubles 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles 1989 Manchester Mixed team 1991 Budapest Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics^[4] in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal. She also played in women's doubles with Donna Kellogg losing in the quarterfinals against Gao Ling and Qi Yiyuan.

Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Simon Archer	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–4, 12–15, 17–14	Bronze

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Simon Archer	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 13–15	Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Julie Bradbury	Finarsih Lili Tampi	15–11, 4–15, 3–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Joanne Muggeridge	Julie Bradbury Gillian Clark	15–9, 15–11	Gold
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Donna Kellogg	Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah	15–8, 15–6	Gold
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Gail Emms	Ang Li Peng Lim Pek Siah	4–7, 8–6, 6–8, 4–7	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	McKinnon Gym, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Nick Ponting	Simon Archer Julie Bradbury	10–15, 12–15	Bronze
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Simon Archer	Nathan Robertson Joanne Davies	15–2, 15–5	Gold
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Simon Archer	Chew Choon Eng Chin Eei Hui	0–7, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3	Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Julie Bradbury	Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	12–15, 15–10, 4–15	Bronze
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Donna Kellogg	Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen	5–15, 10–15	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Donna Kellogg	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	7–15, 15–10, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Simon Archer	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	15–8, 11–15, 8–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary	Alison Humby	Mette Pedersen Trine Pedersen	8–15, 6–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	William Mellersh	Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen	14–18, 2–15	Silver

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
1992	Dutch Open	Julie Bradbury	Anne Mette Bille Marianne Rasmussen	9–15, 15–9, 2–15	Runner-up
1993	Swiss Open	Gillian Clark	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	15–8, 15–7	Winner
1993	Dutch Open	Zhang Ning	Finarsih Lili Tampi	9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1994	Thailand Open	Julie Bradbury	Ge Fei Gu Jun	12–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1995	Malaysia Open	Julie Bradbury	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1995	Hong Kong Open	Julie Bradbury	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–17, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	U.S. Open	Julie Bradbury	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	Denmark Open	Julie Bradbury	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	6–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2000	Indonesia Open	Donna Kellogg	Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren	7–15, 15–12, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	All England Open	Nick Ponting	Chris Hunt Gillian Clark	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Nick Ponting	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1996	Polish Open	Nick Ponting	Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong	15–10, 12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Hong Kong Open	Simon Archer	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–8, 7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Grand Prix Finals	Simon Archer	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	All England Open	Simon Archer	Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee	15–2, 15–13	Winner
1999	Swiss Open	Simon Archer	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–5, 15–4	Winner
2000	Thailand Open	Simon Archer	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2000	Indonesia Open	Simon Archer	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–13, 11–15, 15–4	Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Welsh International	Alison Humby	Julie Bradbury Cheryl Johnson	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Irish International	Alison Humby	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	15–12, 15–11	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Joanne Davies	Marina Andrievskaya Elena Rybkhina	15–4, 15–2	Winner
1993	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Tracy Dineen	Natalja Ivanova Julia Martynenko	15–7, 8–15, 15–12	Winner
1993	Austrian International	Alison Humby	Anne Søndergaard Lotte Thomsen	13–15, 17–14, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Hamburg Cup	Joanne Davies	Anne Mette Bille Marlene Thomsen	11–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1993	Welsh International	Julie Bradbury	Joanne Davies Joanne Muggeridge	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Julie Bradbury	Si-An Deng Denyse Julien	15–3, 17–15	Winner
1996	Scottish Open	Gillian Gowers	Liu Lu Qian Hong	15–6, 3–15, 5–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Welsh International	Nick Ponting	Vitali Shmakov Vlada Chernyavskaya	17–14, 7–15, 15–11	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Andy Goode	Chris Hunt Karen Chapman	18–17, 15–4	Winner
1991	Irish International	Nick Ponting	Michael Keck Anne-Katrin Seid	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Andy Goode	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Andrievskaya	15–4, 15–2	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Nick Ponting	Michael Keck Karen Neumann	15–7, 18–16	Winner
1993	Austrian International	Nick Ponting	Heinz Fischer Irina Serova	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1993	Wimbledon International	Chris Hunt	Jiang Wen Tao Xiaoqiang	6–15, 15–6, 15–13	Winner
1993	Welsh International	Chris Hunt	Simon Archer Joanne Davies	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Nick Ponting	James Anderson Emma Constable	18–15, 15–9	Winner
1996	Scottish Open	Nick Ponting	Jens Olsson Astrid Crabo	12–15, 15–11, 8–15	Runner-up

Personal life

Joanne Wright married Andy Goode, an English badminton player who managed the British team in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[5] They have three children named Jack, Molly, and Harry.^[6][7]

Goode was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.^[8][9]