Helen Troke

Helen Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is a retired female badminton player of England.

Helen Suzanne Troke
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964
Southampton, England[1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Women's singles
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane team event
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh team event
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland team event
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland Women's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 BöblingenMixed team
Gold medal – first place1984 PrestonMixed team
Gold medal – first place1984 PrestonWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place1986 UppsalaWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place 1986 Uppsala Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place1988 KristiansandMixed team
Bronze medal – third place1990 MoscowMixed team
Bronze medal – third place1990 Moscow Women's singles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Edinburgh Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Helsinki Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Helsinki Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Edinburgh Mixed team

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's singles. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.

She represented England and won double gold in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Achievements

World Championships
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark China Li Lingwei 10–12, 6–11 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1982 Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia England Sally Podger 4–11, 11–3, 11–5 Gold Gold
1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland England Fiona Elliott 11–4, 11–4 Gold Gold
1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand		 India Deepti Thanekar 11–0, 11–0 Bronze Bronze
Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland England Fiona Elliott Canada Claire Backhouse-Sharpe
Canada Linda Cloutier		 15–8, 15–11 Bronze Bronze

European Championships
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England England Sally Podger 11–5, 11–2 Gold Gold
1986 Uppsala, Sweden Denmark Kirsten Larsen 9–12, 11–3, 11–2 Gold Gold
1990 Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium,
Moscow, Soviet Union		 Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 2–11, 6–11 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland		 Denmark Nettie Nielsen 8–11, 12–9, 11–6 Gold Gold
1983 Helsinki,
Finland		 Sweden Christine Magnusson 11–5, 12–10 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1983 Swedish Open England Jane Webster 11–2, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 German Open England Karen Beckman 12–9, 10–12, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Thailand Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 11–5, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Dutch Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Ivana Lie 11–12, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Denmark Open China Zheng Yuli 6–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 India Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 11–8, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Malaysia Open England Gillian Gowers Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 11–5, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 German Open South Korea Kim Yun-ja 1–11, 11–8, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Indonesia Open China Shi Wen 11–6, 9–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Dutch Open China Xiao Jie 6–11, 11–3, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 12–11, 6–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 4–11, 11–5, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 Poona Open Sweden Christine Magnusson 12–11, 4–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1989 German Open Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 4–11, 11–8, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Scottish Open Netherlands Eline Coene 11–3, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Finnish Open China Tang Jiuhong 7–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Thailand Open England Gillian Gowers England Gillian Gilks
England Karen Beckman		 16–18, 18–17, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Dutch Open England Gillian Gowers Netherlands Eline Coene
Netherlands Erica van Dijck		 18–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Scottish Open England Gillian Gowers England Fiona Elliott
England Sara Halsall		 11–15, 15–3, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Open tournaments
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1981 Irish Open Republic of Ireland Diane Underwood 11–2, 12–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Scottish Open Denmark Lene Køppen 8–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Scottish Open England Barbara Sutton England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gilks		 3–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1980 Hungarian International England Diane Simpson 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 English Masters China Chen Ruizhen 9–12, 12–11, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 English Masters Denmark Kirsten Larsen 1–11, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Bell's Open England Fiona Elliott 4–11, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Amor International Russia Elena Rybkina 11–7, 2–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Hungarian International England Diane Simpson East Germany Angela Michalowski
East Germany Monika Cassens		 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 German Open England Karen Chapman Japan Shigemi Kawamura
Japan Sumiko Kitada		 10–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1983 Welsh International England Karen Chapman 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Welsh International England Gillian Gilks 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Bell's Open England Gillian Gowers England Karen Chapman
England Sally Podger		 15–6, 3–15, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Bell's Open England Fiona Elliott England Karen Beckman
England Sara Halsall		 0–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Bell's Open Scotland Billy Gilliland England Andy Goode
England Fiona Elliott		 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References
  1. Helen Troke at Sports Reference
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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