Fiona Smith (badminton)

Fiona Smith (born Fiona Elliott, 13 November 1963) is an English former badminton player.

Fiona Smith
Personal information
Birth name	Fiona Elliott
Country	England
Born	13 November 1963 (1963-11-13) (age 61) Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	8 st 12 lb (124 lb; 56 kg)
Handedness	Right
Highest ranking	6
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team 1990 Auckland Women's singles 1990 Auckland Women's doubles 1990 Auckland Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Women's singles 1986 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1986 Edinburgh Women's doubles European Championships 1990 Moscow Women's singles European Mixed Team Championships 1990 Moscow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1981 Edinburgh Mixed team 1981 Edinburgh Mixed doubles

Badminton career

Smith is six times English National singles champion and a mixed doubles champion.^[1]

She represented England and won four medals. A gold medal in the team event, a silver medal singles and mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women's doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[2][3]

Four years later she won three further medals (all gold) playing under her married name of Fiona Smith. The gold medals came in the singles, doubles and team event.^[4]

In addition to her National and Commonwealth Games successes she was a silver medalist at the 1990 European Championships in Moscow and has over 75 caps for England.^[5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Helen Troke	4–11, 4–11	Silver
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Denyse Julien	11–7, 12–9	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Helen Troke	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Linda Cloutier	15–8, 15–11	Bronze
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Sara Sankey	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	18–14, 2–15, 15–9	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Andy Goode	Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey	7–15, 5–15	Silver

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union	Pernille Nedergaard	11–5, 11–12, 0–4 retired	Silver

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Steve Butler	Dipak Tailor Mary Leeves	2–15, 6–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Carlton Intersport-Cup	Alison Fisher	3–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1987	Carlton Intersport-Cup	Charlotte Hattens	12–9, 12–10	Winner
1987	Scottish Open	Charlotte Hattens	11–5, 5–11, 11–4	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Astrid van der Knaap	10–12, 12–11, 11–1	Winner
1988	Scottish Open	Christine Magnusson	9–11, 10–12	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Partner	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Carlton Intersport-Cup	Alison Fisher	Wendy Poulton Jane Shipman	16–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1987	Carlton-Intersport Cup	Sara Sankey	Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julien	7–15, 15–6, 15–2	Winner
1987	Scottish Open	Fiona Smith	Gillian Gowers Helen Troke	15–11, 3–15, 12–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Partner	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Carlton Intersport-Cup	Richard Outterside	Miles Johnson Jane Shipman	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1986	Dutch Open	Andy Goode	Anders Nielsen Gillian Gowers	15–8, 10–15, 15–5	Winner
1986	Hong Kong Open	Andy Goode	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1986	Scottish Open	Andy Goode	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	9–15, 15–3, 15–8	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Andy Goode	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	14–18, 14–18	Runner-up
1987	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Andy Goode	Henrik Svarrer Dorte Kjær	17–16, 9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Finnish Open	Jan Paulsen	Max Gandrup Marlene Thomsen	15–17, 15–8, 12–15	Runner-up

IBF International (16 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Welsh International	Karen Beckman	3–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	Eva Stuart	11–7, 11–6	Winner
1984	Bell's Open	Gillian Martin	9–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1985	Irish Open	Alison Fisher	7–11, 11–6, 11–3	Winner
1985	Bell's Open	Karen Beckman	5–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1985	Welsh International	Jennifer Allen	11–4, 11–7	Winner
1986	Bell's Open	Caroline Gay	12–10, 7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1986	Welsh International	Nah Kyang-ah	11–1, 11–1	Winner
1987	Bell's Open	Helen Troke	11–4, 12–10	Winner
1988	Bell's Open	Denyse Julien	3–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1989	Bell's Open	Denyse Julien	11–4, 1–11, 12–9	Winner
1991	Irish Open	Doris Piché	10–12, 12–11, 11–3	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Joanne Muggeridge	4–11, 12–10, 12–11	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Ra Kyung-min	11–2, 8–11, 11–4	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Partner	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Irish Open	Jill Pringle	Pamela Hamilton Christine Heatly	15–13, 15–8	Winner
1984	Portugal International	Eva Stuart	Gitte Rygaard B. Lund	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1985	Irish Open	Alison Fisher	Elinor Allen Pamela Hamilton	18–16, 15–1	Winner
1985	Bell's Open	Lisa Chapman	Karen Beckman Sara Sankey	9–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1986	Bell's Open	Helen Troke	Karen Beckman Sara Sankey	0–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1987	Bell's Open	Sara Sankey	Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julien	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1987	Welsh International	Sara Sankey	Gillian Gowers Helen Troke	7–15, 15–4, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Partner	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Portugal International	Gerry Asquith	David Eddy Eva Stuart	15–12, 9–15, 15–3	Winner
1986	Bell's Open	Andy Goode	Billy Gilliland Helen Troke	4–15, 15–11, 17–15	Winner
1987	Bell's Open	Andy Goode	Mike Brown Sara Sankey	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Welsh International	Andy Goode	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Personal life

She gave birth to her son Oli on 4 March 1991. She was coached and trained by her brother Mark Elliott (England Junior International and Surrey County stalwart).