Denyse Julien

Denyse Julien (born 22 July 1960, in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) 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 (1990), and a silver (1986) and two bronzes (1990, 1994) in women's doubles. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the 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 (1982) and Welsh (1991, 1995) Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International (1983), and mixed doubles at the Portugal Open (1998). She competed in three Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2004), the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona before bowing to China's reigning world champion Tang Jiuhong.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Fiona Smith	7–11, 9–12	Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Johanne Falardeau	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	6–15, 7–15	Silver Silver
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Johanne Falardeau	Template:Flagicon Tan Sui Hoon Template:Flagicon Lim Siew Choon	18–13, 15–2	Bronze Bronze
1994	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada	Template:Flagicon Si-An Deng	Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge Template:Flagicon Joanne Wright	14–18, 0–15	Bronze Bronze

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	CeNARD, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Template:Flagicon Si-An Deng	11–7, 11–1	Gold Gold
1999	Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada	Template:Flagicon Yeping Tang	11–13, 8–11	Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	CeNARD, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Template:Flagicon Si-An Deng	Template:Flagicon Milaine Cloutier Template:Flagicon Robbyn Hermitage	15–11, 15–9	Gold Gold
1999	Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	Template:Flagicon Milaine Cloutier Template:Flagicon Robbyn Hermitage	15–3, 2–15, 10–15	Silver Silver
2003	UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Template:Flagicon Anna Rice	Template:Flagicon Helen Nichol Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	13–15, 10–15	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	CeNARD, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Template:Flagicon Darryl Yung	Template:Flagicon Anil Kaul Template:Flagicon Si-An Deng	15–4, 15–5	Gold Gold
1999	Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada	Template:Flagicon Iain Sydie	Template:Flagicon Brent Olynyk Template:Flagicon Robbyn Hermitage	15–9, 15–6	Gold Gold
2003	UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Template:Flagicon Philippe Bourret	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon Jody Patrick	7–15, 15–13, 15–12	Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Kingston, Jamaica	Template:Flagicon Doris Piché	3–11, 11–2, 11–6	Gold Gold
1997	Winnipeg, Canada	Template:Flagicon Lorena Blanco	11–1, 11–0	Gold Gold
2005	Bridgetown, Barbados	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	8–11, 4–11	Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Kingston, Jamaica	Template:Flagicon Doris Piché	Template:Flagicon Linda French Template:Flagicon Joy Kitzmiller	15–7, 15–4	Gold Gold
2005	Bridgetown, Barbados	Template:Flagicon Milaine Cloutier	Template:Flagicon Helen Nichol Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	walkover	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Kingston, Jamaica	Template:Flagicon Jaimie Dawson	Template:Flagicon Robert Richards Template:Flagicon Maria Leyow	13–15, 18–14, 15–4	Gold Gold
1997	Winnipeg, Canada	Template:Flagicon Iain Sydie	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon Kara Solmundson	17–14, 15–8	Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	1–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1987	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Chun Sung-suk	5–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1989	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Si-an Deng	11–9, 11–1	Winner
1990	US Open	Template:Flagicon Elena Rybkina	7–11, 11–2, 11–8	Winner
1992	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Hisako Mizui	5–11, 11–7, 10–12	Runner-up
1993	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Camilla Martin	6–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2002	Puerto Rico Open	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	11–8, 1–11, 13–10	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Johanne Falardeau	Template:Flagicon Sandra Skillings Template:Flagicon Claire Backhouse	15–7, 14–17, 18–16	Winner
1990	US Open	Template:Flagicon Doris Piché	Template:Flagicon Elena Rybkina Template:Flagicon Vlada Chernyavskaya	18–13, 18–15	Winner
1990	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Doris Piché	Template:Flagicon Si-an Deng Template:Flagicon Claire Backhouse	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1992	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge	Template:Flagicon Pernille Dupont Template:Flagicon Lotte Olsen	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Bryan Blanshard	Template:Flagicon Mike Bitten Template:Flagicon Doris Piché	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1990	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Bryan Blanshard	Template:Flagicon Mike Butler Template:Flagicon Claire Backhouse	15–4, 11–15, 15–4	Winner

IBF International

Women’s singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Sherry Liu	8–11, 11–5, 5–11	Runner-up
1986	US Open	Template:Flagicon Hisako Mori	12–10, 3–11, 12–9	Winner
1988	Bells Open	Template:Flagicon Fiona Smith	11–3, 12–10	Winner
1989	Bells Open	Template:Flagicon Fiona Smith	4–11, 11–1, 9–12	Runner-up
1990	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Si-an Deng	11–3, 12–9	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Anne Gibson	11–3, 11–8	Winner
1998	Suriname International	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	11–9, 11–3	Winner
2002	MiamiPanAm International	Template:Flagicon Jody Patrick	11–6, 7–11, 0–11	Runner-up
2006	Canadian International	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	12–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Linda Cloutier	Template:Flagicon Julie McDonald Template:Flagicon Audrey Swaby	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1986	US Open	Template:Flagicon Johanne Falardeau	Template:Flagicon Yomiko Fushiki Template:Flagicon Mami Nakajima	18–16, 15–5	Winner
1987	Bells Open	Template:Flagicon Johanne Falardeau	Template:Flagicon Fiona Elliott Template:Flagicon Sara Halsall	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1988	Bells Open	Template:Flagicon Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Template:Flagicon Karen Beckman Template:Flagicon Sara Halsall	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Doris Piché	Template:Flagicon Elinor Middlemis Template:Flagicon Jennifer Williamson	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1994	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Si-an Deng	Template:Flagicon Julie Bradbury Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	3–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1998	Suriname International	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Haynes Template:Flagicon Adrienn Kocsis	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1999	Guatemala International	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	Template:Flagicon Judith Baumeyer Template:Flagicon Santi Wibowo	15–10, 15–13	Winner
2000	Chile International	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	Template:Flagicon Satomi Igawa Template:Flagicon Hiroko Nagamine	10–15, 0–15	Runner-up
2000	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	Template:Flagicon Satomi Igawa Template:Flagicon Hiroko Nagamine	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2002	Miami PanAm International	Template:Flagicon Florence Lavoie	Template:Flagicon Amélie Felx Template:Flagicon Valerie Loker	13–10, 11–3	Winner
2003	Nigeria International	Template:Flagicon Anna Rice	Template:Flagicon Felicity Gallup Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2005	Miami PanAm International	Template:Flagicon Milaine Cloutier	Template:Flagicon Noriko Okuma Template:Flagicon Miyuki Tai	walkover	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Iain Sydie	Template:Flagicon James Anderson Template:Flagicon Sara Hardaker	15–0, 15–7	Winner
1999	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Iain Sydie	Template:Flagicon Brent Olynyk Template:Flagicon Robbyn Hermitage	15–4, 15–3	Winner
2002	Miami PanAm International	Template:Flagicon Philippe Bourret	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Mesinee Mangkalakiri	3–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2003	Miami PanAm International	Template:Flagicon Philippe Bourret	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon Jody Patrick	walkover	Runner-up
2004	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Philippe Bourret	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon Jody Patrick	15–7, 13–15, 15–11	Winner

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