Rebecca Pantaney
English badminton player
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Rebecca Pantaney (born 7 October 1975) is an English badminton player. She won gold for England in the women's team event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[1]
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| Born | 7 October 1975 (age 50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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As a coach she has also traveled to the Falkland Islands where she has coached players at the Stanley Badminton Club, as well as taking them to the Island Games, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 27th Brazil Badminton International Cup, in São Paulo, Brazil.[2][3]
She was chosen to be one of the torchbearers for the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, carrying the torch across the Clifton Suspension Bridge into Bristol.[4][5]
Achievements
World Senior Championships
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | 45+ | Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand |
 Tony Gunawan |
 Hosemari Fujimoto Fumika Hashimoto |
15–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
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