Karen Bridge

"Karen Beckman" redirects here. For the professor, see Karen Redrobe.

Karen Beckman née Bridge (1960 – June 2020) was a female badminton player of England.

Karen Bridge
Personal information
Country	England
Born	27 March 1960 Surrey, England
Died	19 June 2020(2020-06-19) (aged 60) Surrey, England
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Women's doubles 1982 Brisbane Mixed doubles European Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Women's singles 1984 Preston Women's doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed team 1984 Preston Women's singles 1986 Uppsala Women's doubles European Junior Championships 1977 Ta' Qali Girls' singles 1977 Ta' Qali Girls' doubles 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed team 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed doubles 1975 Copenhagen Mixed team 1975 Copenhagen Girls' doubles

Career

She won a bronze medals at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Barbara Sutton.

She represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In addition she reached the quarter-finals of the doubles and mixed doubles.^[1][2]

Four years later, as Karen Beckman she represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the women's doubles and mixed doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[3][4] The mixed doubles medal was with her brother, Duncan Bridge.

Personal life

She was a coach for the Wilson Boys' School's badminton team and a part-time coach for the Wimbledon Racquets and Fitness Club's junior badminton team towards the end of her life.

She has a son, Ben Beckman, who has also successfully played badminton for England.

Beckman died of cancer in June 2020.^[5][6]

References

1. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "Gill Clark leads tributes to 'The Duchess'". Badminton England.
6. "Wilson's School Sports Awards 2020". Wilson's School.

• European results
• English statistics