Gillian Gilks MBE (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin;^[1] born 20 June 1950)^[2] is an English former badminton player who won numerous major titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.

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Gillian Gilks
Personal information
Birth name	Gillian Perrin
Country	England
Born	20 June 1950 (1950-06-20) (age 73)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Mike Goodwin, H Ian Palmer
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing  England World Championships 1977 Malmö Women's singles 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1987 Beijing Mixed doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1983 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles European Championships 1972 Karlskrona Women's doubles 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women's singles 1974 Vienna Women's doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Women's singles 1976 Dublin Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles 1972 Karlskrona Women's singles 1968 Bochum Women's doubles 1968 Bochum Mixed doubles 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Women's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team

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Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the European Badminton Championships with 12 titles, two of them in women's singles, four in women's doubles and six in mixed doubles.^[3] She is also one of the most successful players in the long history of the All England Open Championships with eleven titles; two in women's singles, three in women's doubles, and six in mixed doubles.^[1] In 1976 she won all three events at the All Englands making her the last person to "sweep the board" there in a single year. She also won a Gold and bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics when badminton was played as a demonstration sport. In 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

She married 29 year old Michael Gilks of Newcastle Lyme, an umpire of the Badminton Association of England, and electrical engineer, on 26 September 1970 in Epsom, and moved to Kings Heath.^[4][5] She was awarded the MBE in the 1976 New Year Honours.

She moved to Steyning.^[6]