Karen Bridge
Karen S. Bridge (born March 27, 1960 - June 19, 2020 , married Karen Beckman ) was an English badminton player .
Career
After two titles at the European Junior Championships in 1977, she won the adult division with the English team just one year later. At the 1980 World Championships she won bronze in women's doubles with Barbara Sutton . In 1982 there was again silver in singles at the European Championships, 1984 silver in doubles and bronze in singles and 1986 silver in doubles.
successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Junior European Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Paula Kilvington / Karen Bridge |
| 1976 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / R. Heywood |
| 1976 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / Karen Puttick |
| 1977 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Mixed | 1 | Kevin Jolly / Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | Junior European Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / Karen Puttick |
| 1977 | Junior European Championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | Junior European Championship | Mixed | 2 | Kevin Jolly / Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | Portugal International | Mixed | 1 | Tim Stokes / Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | Portugal International | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1977 | Portugal International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / Anne Statt |
| 1978 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Mixed | 1 | Andy Goode / Karen Bridge |
| 1978 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / Gillian Clark |
| 1978 | England: Juniors Individual Championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1978 | European Championship | team | 1 | England ( Ray Stevens , Mike Tredgett , Derek Talbot , Karen Bridge, Jane Webster , Nora Perry , Barbara Sutton , Anne Statt , Gillian Gilks , Susan Whetnall ) |
| 1979 | English Invitation Singles Tournament | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1979 | Northern Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1980 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Karen Bridge / Barbara Sutton |
| 1980 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / Paula Kilvington |
| 1981 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Bridge / Barbara Sutton |
| 1981 | Victor Cup | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1982 | Welsh International | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Bridge |
| 1982 | European Championship | Ladies singles | 2 | Karen Bridge |
| 1983 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Beckman / Barbara Sutton |
| 1983 | Canadian Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sally Podger / Karen Beckman |
| 1983 | England: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Beckman |
| 1984 | European Championship | Ladies singles | 3 | Karen Beckman |
| 1984 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 2 | Karen Beckman / Gillian Gilks |
| 1984 | Thailand Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gillian Gilks / Karen Beckman |
| 1984 | German Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Beckman |
| 1984 | Japan Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Beckman / Gillian Gilks |
| 1984 | Dutch Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gillian Gilks / Karen Beckman |
| 1984 | Welsh International | Ladies singles | 1 | Karen Beckman |
| 1984 | German Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gillian Gilks / Karen Beckman |
| 1986 | Welsh International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Beckman / Sara Halsall |
| 1986 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Karen Beckman / Sara Halsall |
| 1987 | Welsh International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Karen Beckman / Sara Halsall |
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bridge, Karen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beckman, Karen S .; Bridge, Karen S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1960 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th June 2020 |