Denyse Julien
Denyse Julien is a Canadian former badminton player.
Career
Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles. She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships, including women's singles in 1989. Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. These include a silver medal in singles, and a silver and two bronzes in women's doubles. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in Badminton at the 1995 [Pan American Games|1995] when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the 1999 Pan [American Games|next competition] in Winnipeg in 1999, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2003 competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Julien won a number of titles in Europe, including women's singles at French and Welsh Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International, and mixed doubles at the Portugal Open. She competed in three Olympic Games, the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona before bowing to China's reigning 1991 IBF [World Championships|world champion] Tang Jiuhong.
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand |  Pan American GamesWomen's singles
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