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Sara Sankey

Sara Sankey

British badminton player

Sara Sankey née Sara Halsall (born 29 September 1967)[2] is a retired English badminton player.

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Badminton career

In 1990, Sankey represented England[3] when she attended the Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the mixed team event[4] and with Fiona Smith in the women's doubles event.[5] She also won a silver medal with Miles Johnson in the mixed doubles.[6] She went on to win a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's team event[7] and a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Anthony Clark in the mixed doubles event.[8][9]

Sankey represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in the Women's Doubles event with Gillian Gowers.[1]

She retired from playing badminton internationally in 2002 and began coaching with All Stars Elite Badminton Club.[10]

References

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    "Sara Sankey". All Stars Elite Badminton. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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