Helen Troke

Helen Suzanne Troke (born 7 November 1964) MBE, is an English retired badminton player.

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 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 and won double gold in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Li Lingwei	10–12, 6–11	Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Fiona Elliott	Template:Flagicon Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Template:Flagicon Linda Cloutier	15–8, 15–11	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

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

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Nettie Nielsen	8–11, 12–9, 11–6	Gold Gold
1983	Helsinki, Finland	Template:Flagicon Christine Magnusson	11–5, 12–10	Gold 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	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	11–2, 11–5	Winner
1984	German Open	Template:Flagicon Karen Beckman	12–9, 10–12, 6–11	Runner-up
1984	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	11–5, 11–8	Winner
1984	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	4–11, 11–7, 12–10	Winner
1984	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie	11–12, 9–11	Runner-up
1984	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Zheng Yuli	6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1985	India Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	11–8, 11–8	Winner
1985	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	Walkover	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	11–5, 11–2	Winner
1986	German Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja	1–11, 11–8, 10–12	Runner-up
1986	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Shi Wen	11–6, 9–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1986	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Xiao Jie	6–11, 11–3, 6–11	Runner-up
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	12–11, 6–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1987	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Larsen	4–11, 11–5, 1–11	Runner-up
1988	Poona Open	Template:Flagicon Christine Magnusson	12–11, 4–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1989	German Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	4–11, 11–8, 11–7	Winner
1990	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Eline Coene	11–3, 11–0	Winner
1991	Finnish Open	Template:Flagicon Tang Jiuhong	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

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

Open tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Diane Underwood	11–2, 12–11	Winner
1982	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	8–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	3–15, 8–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Further reading

• English statistics
• European results
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 170, Template:ISBN

External links

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