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Birth name | Sara Halsall [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 September 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Sankey née Sara Halsall (born 29 September 1967) [2] is a retired English badminton player.
In 1990, Sankey represented England [3] when she attended the Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the mixed team event [4] and with Fiona Smith in the women's doubles event. [5] She also won a silver medal with Miles Johnson in the mixed doubles. [6] She went on to win a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's team event [7] and a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Anthony Clark in the mixed doubles event. [8] [9]
Sankey represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in the Women's Doubles event with Gillian Gowers. [1]
She retired from playing badminton internationally in 2002 and began coaching with All Stars Elite Badminton Club. [10]
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Birth name | Sara Halsall [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 September 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Sankey née Sara Halsall (born 29 September 1967) [2] is a retired English badminton player.
In 1990, Sankey represented England [3] when she attended the Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the mixed team event [4] and with Fiona Smith in the women's doubles event. [5] She also won a silver medal with Miles Johnson in the mixed doubles. [6] She went on to win a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's team event [7] and a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Anthony Clark in the mixed doubles event. [8] [9]
Sankey represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in the Women's Doubles event with Gillian Gowers. [1]
She retired from playing badminton internationally in 2002 and began coaching with All Stars Elite Badminton Club. [10]