Nora Perry (badminton)

Nora Perry MBE (née Gardner, born 1954) is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two All-England women's doubles championships. She won both the 1980 IBF World Championships and the 1980 European Championships in women's doubles with Jane Webster. Three years later, she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström. Generally regarded as one of the greatest female mixed doubles players in the game's history, in 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Nora Perry
Personal information
Birth name	Nora Gardner
Country	England
Born	(1954-06-15) 15 June 1954
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1977 Malmö Women's doubles 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Women's doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles European Championships 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1978 Preston Mixed doubles 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1971 Gottwaldov Girls' doubles 1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles

Achievements

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	15–1, 15–11	Gold

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Thomas Kihlström	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–18, 15–13, 15–8	Gold

International tournaments

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Denmark Open	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	9–15, 15–9, 15–9	Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	18–15, 15–12	Winner
1983	Japan Open	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1983	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Dipak Tailor Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–1	Winner
1983	All England Open	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Skovgaard Anne Skovgaard	18–16, 11–15, 15–6	Winner

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
1	Women's doubles	1980	Jakarta, Indonesia
2	Mixed doubles	1980	Jakarta, Indonesia
2	Women's doubles	1983	Copenhagen, Denmark
3	Women's doubles	1977	, Malmö, Sweden
3	Mixed doubles	1977	, Malmö, Sweden
European Championships
1	Women's doubles	1978	Preston, England
1	Mixed doubles	1978	Preston, England
1	Women's doubles	1980	Groningen, Netherlands
1	Mixed doubles	1980	Groningen, Netherlands
2	Women's doubles	1974	Vienna, Austria
2	Women's doubles	1976	Dublin, Ireland
2	Women's doubles	1982	Böblingen, Germany
2	Mixed doubles	1982	Böblingen, Germany
3	Mixed doubles	1976	Dublin, Ireland
All England Open
1	Women's doubles	1980, 1981	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England
1	Mixed doubles	1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England

References

• All England Champions 1899-2007
• English results
• European results
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 120-121, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6

External links

• Nora Perry at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Nora Perry at BWFbadminton.com
• Nora Gardner at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Badminton - Double Women (GBR): Nora Perry & Jane Webster at the World Games