Julie Rickard
English badminton player
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Julie E. Rickard (née Julie Charles, born 1939) is a retired female badminton player from England.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Julie Charles 1939 (age 86–87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Born Julie Charles, she won the 1958 & 1964 French Open, the 1958 Swiss Open and was English National champion in the doubles in 1966. She married in 1969 and competed in her married name thereafter.
Rickard represented the England team[2] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3] She competed in the badminton events, winning a silver medal in the women's doubles.[4][5][6][7]
She also reached the doubles final in the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, in 1970 and 1972.
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland |  Gillian Perrin |
Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall |
9–15, 2–15 |  Silver |
European Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden | Margaret Beck |
Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman |
11–15, 7–15 | Silver |
International tournaments (12 titles, 9 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Swiss Open |  Noëlle Ailloud |
11–1, 12–11 |  Winner |
| 1967 | Welsh International | Anita Price |
11–2, 11–4 | Winner |
| 1969 | French Open |  Anne Mette Sørensen |
11–5, 11–3 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1958 | French Open |  Pratuang Pattabongse |
 Beryl Olsson Ingrid Dahlberg |
18–13, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1964 | French Open |  Imre Rietveld |
 Bep Verstoep June van der Willigen |
15–2, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1966 | French Open | Imre Rietveld |
J. Davy Angela Lindsay |
15–12, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1967 | French Open | Imre Rietveld |
 Gerda Schumacher Gudrun Ziebold |
14–17, 15–10, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1967 | Welsh International |  Angela Dickson |
Betty Fisher M. Withers |
15–6, 12–15, 18–13 | Winner |
| 1969 | French Open |  Alison Glenie |
Anne Mette Sørensen Lene Horvid |
15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1970 | All England Open | Gillian Perrin |
Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall |
6–15, 15–8, 9–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1970 | Wimbledon Open | Margaret Beck |
 Tyna Barinaga Nora Gardner |
6–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1971 | Irish Open | Margaret Beck |
Gillian Gilks Nora Gardner |
15–12, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1972 | All England Open | Margaret Beck |
 Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka |
15–9, 8–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Swiss Open |  Jean Mermod |
Bob Loo Noëlle Ailloud |
8–15, 15–13, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1964 | French Open |  Oon Chong Jin |
Jørgen Herlevsen Henriette Ernst |
15–3, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1966 | Dutch Open | Paul Whetnall |
David Horton Jenny Horton |
3–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Welsh International | Roger Mills |
Peter Seaman Betty Fisher |
15–3, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1968 | French Open | Torsten Winter |
Herman Leidelmeijer Lily ter Metz |
15–6, 4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | French Open | Torsten Winter |
Elo Hansen Lene Horvid |
9–15, 17–14, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Wimbledon Open | Keith Andrews |
 Robert McCoig Tyna Barinaga |
1–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1971 | Irish Open | Roger Mills |
Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
4–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Personal life
She married in 1969 and afterwards competed as Julie Rickard.
