Ursula Honour Smith married name Oakley (lahir 1934) is a former English international badminton player.[1]

Ursula Smith
Informasi pribadi
KebangsaanInggris
Lahir1934
Rekam medali
Bulutangkis
Mewakili  Inggris
Piala Uber
Medali perak – tempat kedua Wilmington 1963 Beregu putri
Pesta Olahraga Persemakmuran
Medali emas – tempat pertama Kingston 1966 Ganda putri
Medali perunggu – tempat ketiga Kingston 1966 Tunggal putri
Kejuaraan Asia
Medali emas – tempat pertama Lucknow 1965 Ganda putri
Medali perak – tempat kedua Lucknow 1965 Tunggal putri
Medali perak – tempat kedua Lucknow 1965 Ganda campuran

Masa muda

She lived at 'Fernleigh' 15 Brunswick Sq Herne Bay Kent from age of ten. She attended La Sainte Union RC school in Herne Bay.[2][3] She attended the University of Southampton, where she played for the university badminton team, winning the UAU championship in December 1952 in the Victory Hall of Loughborough College.[4][5] In 1956 she worked at St George's Hospital when at The Lanesborough at Hyde Park Corner, as a nurse.[6] She visited France for 12 months in 1955 to learn French.[7]

Karier bulu tangkis

Smith [8] was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the 1965 All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles.[9]

Smith competed in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica winning the gold medal in the women's doubles and bronze medal in the singles.[10] She represented Herne Bay and Kent.

Kehidupan pribadi

Referensi

  1. ^ "History". Bulu Tangkis All England. 
  2. ^ Herne Bay Press Friday 19 January 1951, page 1
  3. ^ Herne Bay Press Friday 14 September 1951, page 2
  4. ^ Leicester Evening Mail Monday 8 December 1952, page 12
  5. ^ Loughborough Echo Friday 12 December 1952, page 10
  6. ^ Herne Bay Press Friday 26 July 1957, page 4
  7. ^ Herne Bay Press Friday 7 October 1955, page 1
  8. ^ "Birth". Free BMD. 
  9. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives Ltd. hlm. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5. 
  10. ^ "profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.