Nora Perry (badminton)

Nora Perry MBE (born 1954 as Nora Gardner) is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two All-England women's doubles championships. She won both the 1980 IBF World Championships and the 1980 European Championships in women's doubles with Jane Webster. Three years later, she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström. Generally regarded as one of the greatest female mixed doubles players in the game's history, in 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Nora Perry
Personal information
Birth name	Nora Gardner
Country	England
Born	1954 (age 66–67)
Medal record Badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing  England World Cup 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Women's doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles 1978 Edmonton Team 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles