# Helen Troke

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English badminton player

Helen Troke Personal information Full name Helen Suzanne Troke Born (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964 (age 61) Southampton, England[1] Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] Sport Country England Sport Badminton Medal record Women's badminton Representing England World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Women's singles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Women's singles 1982 Brisbane team event 1986 Edinburgh Women's singles 1986 Edinburgh team event 1990 Auckland team event 1986 Edinburgh Women's doubles 1990 Auckland Women's singles European Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1984 Preston Women's singles 1986 Uppsala Women's singles 1986 Uppsala Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1990 Moscow Women's singles European Junior Championships 1981 Edinburgh Women's singles 1983 Helsinki Women's singles 1983 Helsinki Mixed team 1981 Edinburgh Mixed team

**Helen Suzanne Troke** (born 7 November 1964) is an English retired [badminton](/source/Badminton) player.

## Career

She won the bronze medal at the [1983 IBF World Championships](/source/1983_IBF_World_Championships) in women's singles. From 1982 to 1986 she won two singles and three team titles at the European championships.

She represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1982_Commonwealth_Games) and won double gold in the team event, at the [1982 Commonwealth Games](/source/1982_Commonwealth_Games) in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia).[2][3]

## Achievements

### World Championships

Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Li Lingwei 10–12, 6–11 Bronze

### Commonwealth Games

Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1982 Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia Sally Podger 4–11, 11–3, 11–5 Gold 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott 11–4, 11–4 Gold 1990 Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand Deepti Thanekar 11–0, 11–0 Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Fiona Elliott Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Linda Cloutier 15–8, 15–11 Bronze

### European Championships

Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England Sally Podger 11–5, 11–2 Gold 1986 Uppsala, Sweden Kirsten Larsen 9–12, 11–3, 11–2 Gold 1990 Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union Pernille Nedergaard 2–11, 6–11 Bronze

### European Junior Championships

Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Nettie Nielsen 8–11, 12–9, 11–6 Gold 1983 Helsinki, Finland Christine Magnusson 11–5, 12–10 Gold

### IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1983 Swedish Open Jane Webster 11–2, 11–5 Winner 1984 German Open Karen Beckman 12–9, 10–12, 6–11 Runner-up 1984 Thailand Open Kirsten Larsen 11–5, 11–8 Winner 1984 Dutch Open Kirsten Larsen 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 Winner 1984 Chinese Taipei Open Ivana Lie 11–12, 9–11 Runner-up 1984 Denmark Open Zheng Yuli 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1985 India Open Kirsten Larsen 11–8, 11–8 Winner 1985 Malaysia Open Gillian Gowers Walkover Runner-up 1985 Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen 11–5, 11–2 Winner 1986 German Open Kim Yun-ja 1–11, 11–8, 10–12 Runner-up 1986 Indonesia Open Shi Wen 11–6, 9–11, 9–11 Runner-up 1986 Dutch Open Xiao Jie 6–11, 11–3, 6–11 Runner-up 1986 Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen 12–11, 6–11, 4–11 Runner-up 1987 Chinese Taipei Open Kirsten Larsen 4–11, 11–5, 1–11 Runner-up 1988 Poona Open Christine Magnusson 12–11, 4–11, 4–11 Runner-up 1989 German Open Pernille Nedergaard 4–11, 11–8, 11–7 Winner 1990 Scottish Open Eline Coene 11–3, 11–0 Winner 1991 Finnish Open Tang Jiuhong 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Thailand Open Gillian Gowers Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman 16–18, 18–17, 9–15 Runner-up 1986 Dutch Open Gillian Gowers Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 18–15, 15–9 Winner 1987 Scottish Open Gillian Gowers Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall 11–15, 15–3, 15–12 Winner

### Open tournaments

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1981 Irish Open Diane Underwood 11–2, 12–11 Winner 1982 Scottish Open Lene Køppen 8–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Scottish Open Barbara Sutton Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks 3–15, 8–15 Runner-up

### IBF International

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1980 Hungarian International Diane Simpson 11–4, 11–0 Winner 1983 English Masters Chen Ruizhen 9–12, 12–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1984 English Masters Kirsten Larsen 1–11, 10–12 Runner-up 1987 Bell's Open Fiona Elliott 4–11, 10–12 Runner-up 1992 Amor International Elena Rybkina 11–7, 2–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Hungarian International Diane Simpson Angela Michalowski Monika Cassens 7–15, 0–15 Runner-up 1983 German Open Karen Chapman Shigemi Kawamura Sumiko Kitada 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1983 Dutch Masters Gillian Gilks Ivana Lie Rosiana Tendean 15–11, 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1983 Welsh International Karen Chapman Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington 15–8, 11–15, 15–9 Winner 1984 Welsh International Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman Karen Chapman 17–14, 15–8 Winner 1984 Bell's Open Gillian Gowers Karen Chapman Sally Podger 15–6, 3–15, 18–14 Winner 1986 Bell's Open Fiona Elliott Karen Beckman Sara Halsall 0–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Bell's Open Billy Gilliland Andy Goode Fiona Elliott 15–4, 11–15, 15–17 Runner-up

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sportref_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sportref_1-1) Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Helen Troke"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161204024310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/helen-troke-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/helen-troke-1.html) on 4 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1982 Athletes"](https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes). Team England.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Athletes and results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220110142840/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/42225). Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from [the original](https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/42225) on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

## Further reading

- [English statistics](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200026/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=6494)

- [European results](http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707204322/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642) 7 July 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- Pat Davis: *The Encyclopaedia of Badminton*. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 170, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7090-2796-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7090-2796-6)

## External links

- [Helen S Troke](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/580) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)Badminton.com

- [Helen S Troke](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/984E49FE-6B0E-4D54-AEA7-30C705475150) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation).TournamentSoftware.com (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/find.aspx?a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=580))

- [Helen Suzanne Troke](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/helen-suzanne-troke) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Helen Troke](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Helen Troke](https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/NJYNWmcZhBXjpJrXPNxCe) at [Team GB](/source/Team_GB)

- [Helen Troke](https://web.archive.org/web/20220101/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/42225) at the [Commonwealth Games Federation](/source/Commonwealth_Games_Federation) (archived)

v t e European badminton women's singles champions 1968: Irmgard Latz (FRG) 1970: Eva Twedberg (SWE) 1972: Margaret Beck (ENG) 1974: Gillian Gilks (ENG) 1976: Gillian Gilks (ENG) 1978: Lene Køppen (DEN) 1980: Liselotte Blumer (CH) 1982: Lene Køppen (DEN) 1984: Helen Troke (ENG) 1986: Helen Troke (ENG) 1988: Kirsten Larsen (DEN) 1990: Pernille Nedergaard (DEN) 1992: Pernille Nedergaard (DEN) 1994: Lim Xiaoqing (SWE) 1996: Camilla Martin (DEN) 1998: Camilla Martin (DEN) 2000: Camilla Martin (DEN) 2002: Yao Jie (NED) 2004: Mia Audina (NED) 2006: Xu Huaiwen (GER) 2008: Xu Huaiwen (GER) 2010: Tine Rasmussen (DEN) 2012: Tine Baun (DEN) 2014: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2016: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2017: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2018: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2021: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2022: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2024: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2025: Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) 2026: Kirsty Gilmour (SCO)

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