Victoria Wright
Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event.[2] She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32.[3] Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov.[4]
Victoria Wright | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Victoria Hristova |
Country | France |
Born | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | 1 May 1974
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Event | Women's singles & doubles |
BWF profile |
Achievements
IBF International
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
11–4, 5–11, 1–0 retired | ![]() |
1996 | Romanian International | ![]() |
11–4, 11–1 | ![]() |
1997 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
1–9, 5–9, 3–9 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
1996 | Romanian International | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–4 | ![]() |
1997 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Romanian International | ![]() |
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2–15, 17–14, 10–15 | ![]() |
1997 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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4–9, 5–9, 4–9 | ![]() |
2003 | Slovak International | ![]() |
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7–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
2004 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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8–15, 15–8, 15–8 | ![]() |
2004 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–7 | ![]() |
References
- "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Badminton mixed doubles results". BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "France Yearbook 2016". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
External links
- Victoria Wright at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Victoria Wright at BWFbadminton.com
- Victoria Wright at Olympics.com
- Victoria Wright at Olympic.org (archived)
- Victoria Wright at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) (2004 Summer Olympics)
- Viktoria Khristova at Olympics.com
- Viktoriya Khristova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) (1992 Summer Olympics)