Karen Chapman (badminton)

Karen Chapman (née Puttick; born 21 May 1959) is an English retired badminton player.

Karen Chapman

Personal information
Born	(1959-05-21) 21 May 1959
Sport
Country	England
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's doubles & Mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing England World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Mixed doubles 1982 Brisbane Women's doubles European Championships 1984 Preston Women's doubles 1984 Preston Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1975 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1977 Ta' Qali Girls' doubles 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed doubles 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed team 1975 Copenhagen Mixed team 1975 Copenhagen Girls' doubles

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Mike Tredgett.

She represented England and won two gold medals in the team event and mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the women's doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Mike Tredgett	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	10–15, 15–9, 6–15	Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thomas Kihlström	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–12, 10–15, 4–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Sally Podger	Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakur Singh	11–15, 15–6, 15–8	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Martin Dew	Duncan Bridge Karen Beckman	18–13, 15–3	Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Gillian Clark	Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks	15–17, 15–12, 15–2	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Derek Talbot	Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson	15–9, 9–15, 12–15	Bronze
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Mike Tredgett	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	8–15, 12–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Gladsaxe Sportscenter, Copenhagen, Denmark	Andrea Tuckett	Lilli B. Pedersen Liselotte Gøttsche	14–18, 12–15	Bronze
1977	RAF Ta Kali, Ta'Qali, Malta	Karen Bridge	Pamela Hamilton Joy Reid	17–15, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Gladsaxe Sportscenter, Copenhagen, Denmark	Tim Stokes	Duncan Bridge Lorraine Fowler	18–15, 15–10	Gold
1977	RAF Ta Kali, Ta'Qali, Malta	Nigel Tier	Kevin Jolly Karen Bridge	Walkover	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Scottish Open	Sally Podger	Karen Beckman Barbara Sutton	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1983	Dutch Open	Sally Podger	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	8–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1983	German Open	Helen Troke	Shigemi Kawamura Sumiko Kitada	10–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Gillian Clark	Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks	14–17, 14–18	Runner-up
1984	Canada Open	Gillian Gowers	Chen Hong Luo Yun	15–5, 15–9	Winner
1989	Scottish Open	Sara Sankey	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1994	Brunei Open	Joanne Muggeridge	Peng Xingyong Zhang Jin	11–15, 16–12, 5–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	English Masters	Mike Tredgett	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Mike Tredgett	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Mike Tredgett	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	5–15, 15–12, 11–15	Runner-up
1984	Canadian Open	Billy Gilliland	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	3–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1987	English Masters	Richard Outterside	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	18–14, 9–15, 9–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Welsh International	Helen Troke	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	15–8, 11–15, 15–9	Winner
1984	Welsh International	Karen Beckman	Gillian Gilks Helen Troke	14–17, 8–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Jane Webster	Karen Beckman Pamela Hamilton	14–18, 18–13, 15–6	Winner
1989	Bell's Open	Sara Sankey	Elinor Middlemiss Jennifer Williamson	18–15, 0–15, 15–4	Winner
1989	Welsh International	Sara Sankey	Elena Rybkina Vlada Tcherniavskaia	15–12, 7–15, 15–2	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Welsh International	Mike Tredgett	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	8–15, 15–9, 18–15	Winner
1984	Welsh International	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	10–15, 15–7, 9–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Billy Gilliland	Dipak Tailor Karen Beckman	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1989	Bell's Open	Andy Goode	Miles Johnson Cheryl Johnson	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Chris Hunt	Andy Goode Joanne Goode	17–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1994	Mauritius International	Dave Wright	Michael Adams Joanne Davies	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1994	Irish Open	Ian Pearson	Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Middlemiss	11–15, 15–10, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Mauritius International	Steve Isaac	Jorge Rodriguez Rebecca Pantaney	17–15, 12–15, 15–9	Winner

International tournaments

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Canadian Open	Nora Perry	Barbara Sutton Jane Webster	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1979	Scottish Open	Jane Webster	Karen Bridge Paula Kilvington	18–14, 15–6	Winner
1979	Welsh International	Jane Webster	Barbara Sutton Joke van Beusekom	17–14, 9–15, 11–15	Winner
1980	Scottish Open	Kathleen Redhead	Karen Bridge Paula Kilvington	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1980	German Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Clark Sally Podger	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1981	German Open	Sally Podger	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	8–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1981	Welsh International	Sally Podger	Marjan Ridder Karin Duijvestijn	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1982	India Open	Jane Webster	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	1–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1982	Welsh International	Sally Podger	Nora Perry Jane Webster	8–15, 14–17	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Welsh International	Billy Gilliland	David Eddy Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–10	Winner
1980	Scottish Open	Mike Tredgett	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart	15–2, 15–2	Winner
1980	Welsh International	Billy Gilliland	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–10, 11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1980	English Masters	Billy Gilliland	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1981	Welsh International	Billy Gilliland	Eddy Sutton Karen Bridge	10–15, 15–9, 15–11	Winner
1981	India Open	Billy Gilliland	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	12–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	10–15, 17–14, 7–15	Runner-up
1982	India Open	Billy Gilliland	Thomas Kihlström Jane Webster	18–14, 15–11	Winner
1982	Indonesia Open	Billy Gilliland	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–5, 8–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1982	Canadian Open	Billy Gilliland	Paul Johnson Claire Backhouse	10–15, 15–6, 15–8	Winner

External links

• European results Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• English statistics
• Karen Chapman at BWFBadminton.com
• Karen Chapman at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Karen Chapman at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Karen Chapman at InterSportStats