Jane Webster

Jane Webster (born 2 August 1956), now known as Jane Sutton, is a retired English badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles competition.

Jane Webster
Personal information
Birth nameJane Anne Webster
CountryEngland
Born (1956-08-02) 2 August 1956
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Groningen Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1978 Preston Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 1978 Preston Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Groningen Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Böblingen Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Preston Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Böblingen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Groningen Mixed team

Career

She won the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Nora Perry. The same year they also won the 1980 European Badminton Championships, and in 1981 they captured the All England Doubles title. Webster and Perry were silver medalists in defense of their title at the then triennial World Championships in 1983. She won the English National ladies doubles title in 1978–79 with Gillian Gilks and the 1981–82 and 1982–83 titles with Nora Perry. Webster also won the English National Ladies Singles title in the 1981–82 season, her best in singles which included victories in the Dutch Open and the Indian Masters Invitation. Webster shared the Japan Open Ladies Doubles Title in 1982 with Nora Perry. Her last major title before retiring was the 1984 Indonesian Open ladies doubles crown, again, with Nora Perry. She represented England 85 times in international team matches.

Major achievements
Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
1 Women's doubles 1980 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
2 Women's doubles 1983 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
European Championships
2 Ladies Singles 1978 England Preston, England
1 Women's doubles 1980 Netherlands Groningen, Netherlands
2 Women's doubles 1982 Germany Böblingen, Germany
All England Open
1 Women's doubles 1981 England Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.