Jenny Horton

Helen Jennifer Horton (née Pritchard, born 1938) is a former English badminton player.^[1]

Jenny Horton
Personal information
Full name	Helen Jennifer Horton
Birth name	Helen Jennifer Pritchard
Country	England
Born	1938 (age 86–87) Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England Uber Cup 1963 Wilmington Women's team Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Women's doubles 1966 Kingston Mixed doubles

Badminton career

Born Helen Jennifer Pritchard ^[2] she first competed as Pritchard when she won the mixed doubles title at the 1964 All England Open Badminton Championships, with Tony Jordan.^[3] In addition she won the German Open in 1964.

After marrying fellow international player David Horton in 1965 she competed as Jenny Horton and won the U.S. Open Badminton Championships and the South African Championships in 1965 and from 1966 to 1968 won four titles at the Scottish Open.

Horton was selected as part of the England team that went to 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal, with Ursula Smith in the women's doubles and a silver medal, with Tony Jordan in the mixed doubles.^[4]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica	Ursula Smith	Angela Bairstow Iris Rogers	15–7, 15–7	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica	Tony Jordan	Roger Mills Angela Bairstow	15–7, 8–15, 12–15	Silver

International tournaments (14 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Scottish Open	Angela Bairstow	11–10, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1961	Irish Open	Ursula Smith	Sue Peard Lena Rea	15–12, 12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1962	Dutch Open	Els Robbé	Bente Flindt Ulla Rasmussen	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1962	Belgian International	Ursula Smith	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	16–17, 15–7, 8–15	Runner-up
1963	Irish Open	Brenda Parr	Angela Bairstow Iris Rogers	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1964	German Open	Angela Bairstow	Irmgard Latz Imre Rietveld	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1964	Scottish Open	Angela Bairstow	Margaret Barrand Ursula Smith	7–15, 17–14, 15–10	Winner
1964	Dutch Open	Angela Bairstow	Judy Hashman Sue Peard	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1965	All England Open	Ursula Smith	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand	10–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1965	Irish Open	Ursula Smith	Margaret Barrand Iris Rogers	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1965	Canadian Open	Margaret Barrand	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Jensen	8–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1965	U.S. Open	Margaret Barrand	Judy Hashman Sue Peard	15–7, 13–15, 15–11	Winner
1965	South African Championships	Ursula Smith	Angela Bairstow Sandra Bartlett	17–18, 15–11, 15–1	Winner
1966	Scottish Open	Iris Rogers	Angela Bairstow Margaret Barrand	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1966	Dutch Open	Heather Nielsen	Agnes Geene Imre Rietveld	17–14, 15–3	Winner
1967	Scottish Open	Gillian Perrin	Catherine Dunglison Muriel Ferguson	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1968	Scottish Open	Ursula Smith	Margaret Boxall Susan Pound	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1972	Scottish Open	Margaret Beck	Bridget Cooper Gillian Gilks	15–17, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	All England Open	Tony Jordan	Finn Kobberø Ulla Rasmussen	15–10, 18–13	Winner
1964	Dutch Open	John Havers	Trevor Coates Angela Bairstow	15–10, 15–6	Winner
1965	Irish Open	Tony Jordan	John Havers Margaret Barrand	8–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1965	All England Open	Tony Jordan	Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand	15–9, 4–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1965	U.S. Open	Tony Jordan	Robert McCoig Margaret Barrand	7–15, 15–12, 12–15	Runner-up
1966	Scottish Open	Tony Jordan	John Havers Margaret Barrand	15–6, 17–16	Winner
1966	Dutch Open	David Horton	Paul Whetnall Julie Rickard	15–3, 15–4	Winner
1967	Scottish Open	David Horton	Robert McCoig M. Tait	15–6, 15–13	Winner
1971	Scottish Open	Elliot Stuart	Roger Mills Gillian Gilks	2–15, 5–15	Runner-up