Gail Emms
Gail Elizabeth Emms , MBE , (born July 23, 1977 in Hitchin , Hertfordshire , England ) is a British badminton player . She celebrated her greatest successes as a double player.
Career
Emms started badminton at the age of four. She has been a member of the UK national team since 1995. At the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 , she won a bronze medal in women's doubles with her partner Joanne Goode . With the English national team, she won the gold medal in the mixed team competition. At the English Badminton Championships she won the title three times in mixed doubles and twice in women's doubles.
Her most successful year so far was 2004. First she was European champion in mixed doubles for the first time in her career at the European Championships in Geneva, together with her partner Nathan Robertson . With Robertson at her side, she fought her way through to the finals at the Olympic Games in Athens in mixed doubles, but lost to the Chinese doubles Zhang Jun and Gao Ling in just three sets . In the same year, the couple also won mixed at the Thailand Open .
In 2005 and 2006 she and Nathan won the mixed Swiss Open . That was the first time in the history of the tournament that a mixed pair managed to defend the title.
As of July 27, 2006 she was - together with Donna Kellogg - 4th in women's doubles and 5th in mixed with Nathan Robertson. This means she has the best non-Asian position in both disciplines.
Together with Nathan Robertson, Gail Emms became world champion in mixed on September 24, 2006 at the Individual World Championships. That year she also managed to become European champion in women's doubles together with Donna Kellogg.
At the European Championships in Herning in 2008 she won the silver medal together with Donna Kellogg and the bronze medal in mixed with Nathan Robertson.
For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson were qualified in mixed, but not seeded. In the first round they won against the Chinese Gao Ling and Zheng Bo, who were seeded in first place, in three sets. In the quarterfinals they failed due to the later gold medalists Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung from South Korea .
After the Olympic Games in 2008, Gail Emms ended her active career. In 2009 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 1995 | Junior European Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Gail Emms / Ella Miles |
| 1995 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 1996 | Student World Championships | Mixed | 2 | Richard Doling / Gail Emms |
| 1996 | Norwegian International | Mixed | 1 | Julian Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 1996 | Portugal International | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 1996 | Student World Championships | Ladies doubles | 3 | Tracey Hallam / Gail Emms |
| 1997 | Czech International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rebecca Pantaney / Gail Emms |
| 1997 | Czech International | Mixed | 1 | Ian Sullivan / Gail Emms |
| 1998 | Student World Championships | Ladies doubles | 3 | Sara Hardaker / Gail Emms |
| 1998 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Joanne Wright / Gail Emms |
| 1998 | Student World Championships | Mixed | 3 | L. Clapham / Gail Emms |
| 1999 | Spanish International | Mixed | 1 | Ian Sullivan / Gail Emms |
| 1999 | World Championship | Mixed | 17th | Ian Sullivan / Gail Emms |
| 2000 | German Open | Mixed | 2 | Gail Emms / Ian Sullivan |
| 2000 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Joanne Wright |
| 2001 | China Open | Mixed | 5 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2001 | Japan Open | Ladies doubles | 5 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2001 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 17th | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2001 | World Championship | Mixed | 33 | Anthony Clark / Gail Emms |
| 2001 | All of England | Mixed | 3 | Simon Archer / Gail Emms |
| 2001 | Dutch Open | Mixed | 1 | Gail Emms / Nathan Robertson |
| 2001 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Joanne Wright |
| 2001 | Indonesia Open | Mixed | 3 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2002 | European Championship | Mixed | 2 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2002 | England: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2002 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Natalie Munt |
| 2002 | Malaysia Open | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Ladies doubles | 3 | Gail Emms / Joanne Goode |
| 2002 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Gail Emms / Lotte Jonathans |
| 2002 | Bitburger Open | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2003 | Thailand Open | Mixed | 2 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2003 | World Championship | Mixed | 5 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2003 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 17th | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2003 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2003 | England: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2003 | China Open | Mixed | 3 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2004 | Thailand Open | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2004 | Olympia | Mixed | 2 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2004 | Swiss Open | Mixed | 3 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2004 | European Championship | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | Swiss Open | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | Copenhagen Masters | Ladies doubles | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | England: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2005 | China Open | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | Greece International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2005 | World Championship | Mixed | 17th | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 5 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Open | Mixed | 2 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | Copenhagen Masters | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2005 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2006 | Hong Kong Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2006 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2006 | All of England | Mixed | 2 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2006 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2006 | World Championship | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Ladies doubles | 3 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2006 | Swiss Open | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Mixed | 1 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2007 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg |
| 2008 | Olympia | Mixed | 5 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
| 2008 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 2 | Donna Kellogg / Gail Emms |
| 2008 | European Championship | Mixed | 3 | Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms |
Web links
- Gail Emms website
- English Association statistics
- Gail Emms in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Emms, Gail |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Emms, Gail Elizabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hitchin , Hertfordshire , England |