Annari Viljoen (born 16 January 1987 in Bloemfontein) is a South African badminton player.[1] In 2011, she won double title at the All-Africa Games in the women's and mixed doubles event, also won the silver medal in the team event.[2] She competed at the 2012 Olympics in the doubles with Michelle Edwards, and made it to the quarter-finals.[3]
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| Country | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1987 Bloemfontein, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 258 (WS 16 December 2010) 40 (WD 22 March 2012) 99 (XD 3 May 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAll-Africa Games
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique |
 Stacey Doubell
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 Allisen Camille Cynthia Course
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21–18, 21–15 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique |
Willem Viljoen
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Georgie Cupidon Camille Allisen
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22–20, 9–21, 21–16 | Gold
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African Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya |
Michelle Edwards
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 Grace Daniel Mary Gideon
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21–19, 10–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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| 2010 | Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda |
Michelle Edwards
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Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh
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21–6, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2011 | Salle Couverte Zerktouni, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Michelle Edwards
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Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh
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21–9, 21–16 | Gold
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Michelle Edwards
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Grace Daniel Susan Ideh
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21–16, 21–19 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda |
Roelof Dednam
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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13–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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| 2011 | Salle Couverte Zerktouni, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Willem Viljoen
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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21–13, 21–12 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | South Africa International | Jade Morgan
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Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards
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23–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2008 | South Africa International | Jade Morgan
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Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards
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21–12, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2009 | Kenya International | Michelle Edwards
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 Dhanya Nair Anita Ohlan
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21–17, 15–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up
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| 2009 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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 Negin Amiripour Sahar Zamanian
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2010 | Uganda International | Michelle Edwards
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Stacey Doubell Jade Morgan
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14–21, 21–11, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2010 | Kenya International | Michelle Edwards
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Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh
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21–10, 12–21, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2010 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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 Özge Bayrak Öznur Çalışkan
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Botswana International | Michelle Edwards
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Stacey Doubell Jade Morgan
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21–12, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2011 | Mauritius International | Michelle Edwards
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 Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid
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10–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Kenya International | Michelle Edwards
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Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit
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15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Botswana International | Michelle Edwards
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Michelle Butler-Emmett Stacey Doubell
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21–12, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2011 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit
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10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Uganda International | Michelle Edwards
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Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit
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Walkover | Winner
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| 2012 | South Africa International | Michelle Edwards
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 Shama Aboobakar Stacey Doubell
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21–19, 15–21, 21–13 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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Willem Viljoen Jade Morgan
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21–14, 12–21, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2008 | Mauritius International | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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16–21, 21–15, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Kenya International | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards
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11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Kenya International | Willem Viljoen
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Jinkan Ifraimu Susan Ideh
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21–12, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2010 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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14–21, 21–10, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2011 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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Enrico James Stacey Doubell
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22–20, 11–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2012 | Uganda International | Willem Viljoen
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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21–7, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2012 | South Africa International | Willem Viljoen
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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21–15, 16–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2014 | Botswana International | Willem Viljoen
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 Matej Hliničan Shamim Bangi
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21–14, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annari Viljoen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Diários dos X Jogos Africanos: África do Sul e Nigéria repartem Ouro do Badminton" (in Portuguese). @Verdade. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "London 2012: Koreans' Appeal Rejected; Indonesia's Withdrawn". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Annari Viljoen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Annari Viljoen at BWFBadminton.com
- Annari Viljoen at Olympics.com
