Nora Perry (badminton)

Nora Perry MBE (née Gardner, born 1954) is an English badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two All-England women's doubles championships. She won both the 1980 IBF World Championships and the 1980 European Championships in women's doubles with Jane Webster. Three years later, she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström.^[1] Partnered with Mike Tredgett, they became the first ever world number one mixed doubles pairing in the inaugural IBF world ranking release in 1978.^[2] Generally regarded as one of the greatest female mixed doubles players in the game's history, in 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Nora Perry
Personal information
Birth name	Nora Gardner
Country	England
Born	(1954-06-15) 15 June 1954 (age 70)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing  England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1977 Malmö Women's doubles 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Women's doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles European Championships 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1978 Preston Mixed doubles 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1971 Gottwaldov Girls' doubles 1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles

Early and personal life

Nora Gardner was born on 15 June 1954 in Newcastle. Since her junior career, she represented Essex in the national events.^[3] She married Joe Perry on 24 December 1976.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmo, Sweden	Margaret Lockwood	Joke van Beusekom Marjan Ridder	15–4, 6–15, 8–15	Bronze
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Jane Webster	Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna	15–12, 15–3	Gold
1983	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Jane Webster	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	4–15, 12–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–17, 10–15	Bronze
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Mike Tredgett	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	12–15, 4–15	Silver
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	15–1, 15–11	Gold

World Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Jane Webster	Zhang Ailing Liu Xia	15–11, 4–15, 8–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Mike Tredgett	Thomas Kihlstrom Gillian Gilks	6–15, 14–18	Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Jane Webster	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	4–15, 17–16, 5–15	Bronze
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gillian Clark	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–12, 9–15, 10–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Thomas Kihlström	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–18, 15–13, 15–8	Gold
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Steen Fladberg	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	11–15, 17–18	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Anne Statt	Claire Backhouse Jane Youngberg	10-15, 15–2, 15–12	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Paul Whetnall	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	walkover	Silver
1978	Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Mike Tredgett	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart	15–7, 15–7	Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Vienna, Austria	Susan Whetnall	Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck	10–15, 13–15	Silver
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Margaret Beck	Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	4–15, 8–15	Silver
1978	Preston, England	Anne Statt	Jane Webster Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–7	Gold
1980	Groningen, Netherlands	Jane Webster	Kirsten Larsen Pia Nielsen	15–8, 15–13	Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark	3–15, 11–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–9, 7–15, 4–15	Bronze
1978	Preston, England	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–9, 15–10	Gold
1980	Groningen, Netherlands	Mike Tredgett	Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson	15–0, 15–6	Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Mike Tredgett	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	12–15, 5–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	Barbara Giles	Lene Køppen Anne Berglund	11–15, 7–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	John Stretch	Peter Gardner Barbara Giles	16–17, 14–18	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (18 titles, 6 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983-2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Chinese Taipei Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	10–15, 14–15	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1983	Swedish Open	Jane Webster	Sumiko Kitada Shigemi Kawamura	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1983	Malaysia Open	Jane Webster	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–11, 4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1984	Indonesia Open	Jane Webster	Wu Jianqiu Guan Weizhen	9–15, 18–16, 18–15	Winner
1984	English Masters	Gillian Clark	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	5–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1984	Dutch Masters	Gillian Clark	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Gillian Clark	Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks	10–15, 17–14, 15–0	Winner
1985	Denmark Open	Gillian Gilks	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Japan Open	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Jane Webster	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1983	Denmark Open	Thomas Kihlström			Winner
1983	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Dipak Tailor Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–1	Winner
1983	All England Open	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Skovgaard Anne Skovgaard	18–16, 11–15, 15–6	Winner
1983	Malaysia Open	Martin Dew	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	5–15, 15–10, 15–6	Winner
1984	Denmark Open	Dipak Tailor	Billy Gilliland Imelda Wiguna	walkover	Winner
1985	Denmark Open	Dipak Tailor	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–8, 8–15, 15–10	Winner
1985	All England Open	Billy Gilliland	Thomas Kihlström Gillian Clark	15–10, 15–12	Winner
1985	Malaysia Masters	Steen Fladberg	Thomas Kihlström Christine Magnusson	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1985	Canada Open	Billy Gilliland	Jesper Helledie Johanne Falardeau	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Billy Gilliland	Jesper Helledie Erica van den Heuvel	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1986	Japan Open	Billy Gilliland	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	17–15, 15–9	Winner
1986	Poona Open	Billy Gilliland	Rob Ridder Erica van den Heuvel	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1986	Hong Kong Open	Billy Gilliland	Andy Goode Fiona Smith	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1986	English Masters	Billy Gilliland	Jan-Eric Antonsson Gillian Gowers	12–15, 17–15, 17–14	Winner

International tournaments (60 titles, 26 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Portugal International	Barbara Giles	11–3, 11–9	Winner
1973	Scottish Open	Joanna Flockhart	6–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1975	Scottish Open	Marjan Luesken	6–11, 5–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Portugal International	Barbara Giles	Peggy Brixhe Isabel Rocha	15–15, 15–1	Winner
1973	Portugal International	Barbara Giles	Margaret Beck Eva Twedberg	16–17, 15–10, 15–9	Winner
1973	Scottish Open	Barbara Giles	Deirdre Tyghe Barbara Beckett	15–12, 11–15, 18–17	Winner
1975	Scotiish Open	Marjan Luesken	Helen McIntosh Christine Stewart	15–2, 15–8	Winner
1975	Swedish Open	Gillian Gilks	Barbara Giles Susan Whetnall	9–15, 15–4, 11–15	Runner-up
1975	Dutch Open	Susan Whetnall	Marjan Luesken Joke van Beusekom	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1976	All England Open	Margaret Lockwood	Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1976	Canadian Open	Margaret Lockwood	Marjan Ridder Joke van Beusekom	17–14, 15–9	Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Margaret Lockwood	Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1977	All England Open	Margaret Lockwood	Etsuko Toganoo Emiko Ueno	15–7, 3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1977	Canadian Open	Karen Puttick	Barbara Sutton Jane Webster	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Anne Statt	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Anne Statt	Marjan Ridder Joke van Beusekom	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1978	German Open	Anne Statt	Barbara Sutton Jane Webster	17–15, 15–5	Winner
1979	Denmark Open	Anne Skovgaard	Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Anne Skovgaard	Lene Køppen Joke van Beusekom	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1979	English Masters	Jane Webster	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	15–2, 8–15, 15–10	Winner
1980	Canadian Open	Jane Webster	Wendy Carter Jane Youngberg	15-2, 15-5	Winner
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Gillian Gilks	Lene Køppen Joke van Beusekom	10–15, 15–2, 15–0	Winner
1980	Welsh International	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	17–14, 9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Jane Webster	Lene Køppen Kirsten Larsen	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Gillian Gilks	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	18–15, 9–15, 15–9	Winner
1980	Bell’s Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1980	All England Open	Gillian Gilks	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	11–15, 15–7, 15–6	Winner
1980	English Masters	Jane Webster	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	14–18, 15–6, 12–15	Runner-up
1981	Canadian Open	Jane Webster	Sang Yanqing Si-an Deng	18–14, 15–11	Winner
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1981	Chinese Taipei Open	Jane Webster			Winner
1981	Japan Open	Jane Webster	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	6–15, 15–7, 8–15	Runner-up
1981	Denmark Open	Jane Webster	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	15–12, 18–15	Winner
1981	Swedish Open	Sally Podger	Kimiko Jinnai Kazuko Takamine	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1981	All England Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1981	India Open	Jane Webster	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	17–14, 13–15, 17–15	Winner
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Jane Webster	Zhang Ailing Liu Xia	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Jane Webster	Verawaty Fadjrin Ruth Damyanti	15–8, 18–17	Winner
1982	Bell’s Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Gilks Catharine Troke	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Jane Webster	Verawaty Fadjrin Ruth Damyanti	3–15, 15–7, 15–12	Winner
1982	Hong Kong Open	Jane Webster	Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong	15–10, 15–13	Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Jane Webster	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	11–15, 15–9, 15–4	Winner
1982	Welsh International	Jane Webster	Karen Chapman Sally Podger	15–8, 17–14	Winner
1982	Portugal International	Catharine Troke	Eva Stuart Paula Kilvington	15–9, 15–4	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Portugal International	Eddy Sutton	William Kidd Barbara Giles	4–15, 15–11, 10–15	Runner-up
1973	Portugal International	Elliot Stuart	Ray Stevens Barbara Giles	10–15, 15–14, 12–15	Runner-up
1973	All England Open	Elliot Stuart	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–9, 13–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1973	Dutch Open	Elliot Stuart	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–13, 6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1974	Scottish Open	Paul Whetnall	Mike Tredgett Margaret Boxall	15–4, 18–14	Winner
1975	Scottish Open	Elliot Stuart	Fraser Gow Helen McIntosh	15–5, 12–15, 15–4	Winner
1975	All England Open	Elliot Stuart	Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden	15–9, 15–3	Winner
1975	Swedish Open	Mike Tredgett	Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1976	German Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Mike Tredgett	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	17–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1977	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1977	Canadian Open	David Eddy	Steen Skovgaard Jane Webster	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Mike Tredgett	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1978	Denmark Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1978	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–2, 15–9	Winner
1978	German Open	Mike Tredgett	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	11–15, 15–6, 10–15	Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	12–15, 18–17, 18–16	Winner
1979	Denmark Open	Ray Stevens	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–12, 11–15, 15–13	Winner
1979	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	1–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1980	Canadian Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Fladberg Johanne Falardeau	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1980	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	18–13, 15–10	Winner
1980	Welsh International	Mike Tredgett	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	10–15, 15–11, 15–10	Winner
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Mike Tredgett	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1981	Denmark Open	Mike Tredgett	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	15–2, 15–2	Winner
1981	Swedish Open	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Gillian Clark	15–4, 18–14	Winner
1981	All England Open	Mike Tredgett	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	10–15, 18–14, 15–10	Winner
1981	English Masters	Mike Tredgett	Morten Frost Lene Køppen	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1981	Bell’s Open	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	17–16, 15–10	Winner
1981	Canadian Open	Ray Stevens	Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	15–12, 6–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1981	Dutch Open	Mike Tredgett	Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1981	India Open	Ray Stevens	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	15–12, 15–3	Winner
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Mike Tredgett	Steen Skovgaard Jane Webster	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1982	Japan Open	Mike Tredgett	Martin Dew Jane Webster	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1982	Denmark Open	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	9–15, 15–9, 15–9	Winner
1982	Bell’s Open	Ray Stevens	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gilks	11–15, 7–7 ret.	Runner-up
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	18–15, 15–12	Winner
1982	Welsh International	Dipak Tailor	Mike Tredgett Gillian Clark	18–14, 15–11	Winner
1982	Portugal International	Ray Stevens	Billy Gilliland Eva Stuart	15–9, 15–9	Winner