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Jenny Wallwork
Jenny Wallwork at Axiata Cup
Personal information
Birth nameJenny Wallwork
CountryEngland
Born (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 37)
Bolton, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
HandednessRight
Women's and Mixed doubles
Highest ranking5 (12 September 2010[1])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Manchester Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Bendigo Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Jennifer "Jenny" Wallwork (born 17 January 1987 in Bolton) is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the women's events and the mixed doubles event, including a Commonwealth Silver medal in 2010.[2] She represented her country 42 times, being the highest ranking female player for 4 years.[3]

Career

Wallwork won the mixed doubles Bulgarian International in 2004, the Scottish Open in 2005, and the Dutch Open in 2006.[4] She won the Swedish International mixed doubles in 2012.[5] She won the women's doubles at the Irish International in 2005.[4] Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport.[4]

In 2011, Jenny won both the mixed and women's doubles at the English National Championships[6] but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body Badminton England.[3][7]

In 2023, she won her sixth national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. It was her first national title since 2012.[8]

Record against selected opponents

Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[9]

References

  1. ^ bwf.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork career overview
  2. ^ BBC News Commonwealth Games 2010: England lose badminton finals
  3. ^ a b Daily Telegraph 25 February 2013 Badminton England defends record after Jenny Wallwork becomes second player to quit performance programme
  4. ^ a b c Sportsister 14 October 2008
  5. ^ BBC Sport Badminton 22 January 2012 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork triumph in Sweden
  6. ^ BBC Sport 6 Feb 2011 Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork retain English title
  7. ^ BBC Sport Badminton 25 February 2013 Jenny Wallwork retires after saying she was undervalued and ignored
  8. ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ www.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork Current Ranking 7 February 2015
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