Sara Sankey


Sara Sankey is a retired English badminton player.

Badminton career

In 1990, Sankey represented England when she attended the Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the mixed team event and with Fiona Smith in the women's doubles event. She also won a silver medal with Miles Johnson in the mixed doubles. She went on to win a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's team event and a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Anthony Clark in the mixed doubles event.
Sankey represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in the Women's Doubles event with Gillian Gowers.
She retired from playing badminton internationally in 2002 and began coaching with All Stars Elite Badminton Club.

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Sacré Coeur Cloister Hall, Pressbaum, Austria

IBF World Grand Prix (7 titles, 5 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983-2006.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985English Masters

IBF International (19 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Welsh International