Gail Emms

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Gail Emms
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The Queen`s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi visiting Droitwich Spa High School where the Baton is held by Young Ambassador, Connor Feweraker, Commonwealth Games Badminton Gold Medalist, Gail Emms, Young Ambassador
Personal information
Birth nameGail Elizabeth Emms
CountryEngland
Born (1977-07-23) 23 July 1977 (age 46)
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
CoachAndy Wood
Julian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD with Nathan Robertson)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Mixed doubles
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Women's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Herning Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nitra Mixed team
BWF profile

Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE (born 23 July 1977) is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments. A badminton player since the age of four, Emms was first chosen to represent England in 1995 and regularly played for her country until her retirement from professional sport in 2008.

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Her best results were winning gold at the 2006 World Championships in Madrid, 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, partnering Nathan Robertson in the mixed doubles. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester she won a bronze medal with Joanne Goode in the women's doubles and won gold as part of the England team in the mixed team event. In the English National Championships she won the mixed doubles three times and the women's doubles twice.

Early life and career

Emms attended the Dame Alice Harpur School in Bedford, a private girls' school. She and Nathan Robertson reached the semi-finals of 1994 World Junior Championships held in Kuala Lumpur. [1] In 1998 she graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science from Kingston University. [2] After graduating Emms became a full-time professional badminton player with the help of national lottery funded grants paid to her by UK Sport. [3] Her father owned a building firm that collapsed in the recession of the late 1980s leading to a sudden decline in the family standard of living. Her mother, Janice Emms (née Barton), played for the unofficial England women's national football team. Her parents divorced while Emms was in her early teens. [4]

2004 Athens Summer Olympics

Emms competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Donna Kellogg. They defeated Koon Wai Chee and Li Wing Mui of Hong Kong in the first round but were defeated by Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili of China in the second round.

She also competed in mixed doubles with Robertson. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Björn Siegemund and Nicol Pitro of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Emms and Robertson beat Chen Qiqiu and Zhao Tingting of China 15–8, 17–15 to advance to the semifinals. There, they beat Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 15–6, 15–12. In the final, they lost to the Chinese pair Zhang Jun and Gao Ling 1–15, 15–12, 12–15 to finish with the silver medal.

2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games brought Emms a silver in the team event, a bronze in the women's doubles (with Donna Kellogg) and a gold in the mixed doubles (with Nathan Robertson). An additional gold together with Robertson followed at the 2006 IBF World Championships.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

Emms participated in the women's doubles with partner Donna Kellogg only to be knocked out in the first round by the Chinese pair Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen. Emms then went on to win her first match in the mixed doubles with Nathan Robertson against the Chinese world number 2 pair. Emms and Robertson won the first game 21–16 before Gao Ling and her new partner Zheng Bo hit back to win the second 21–16. The British duo found themselves 12–17 down in the decider only to recover to win 21–19. Emms and Robertson lost out on a medal at the quarter final stage against the world number 10 pair and eventual gold medalist Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea.

Emms retired after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. [5]

Later career

After 2008 Emms started a portfolio career and has engaged in badminton coaching, motivational speaking, media activities, TV commentary and product endorsements. The latter includes work for SKODA cars and Adidas. Emms has worked as a TV presenter and commentator for the BBC, Sky and BT Sport. [6] She has delivered talks on performance, teamwork and gender issues at events held by many prominent clients including the Ashridge Business School, Sainsbury's and the Thames Valley Police.

In 2013 she was appointed to the Badminton England coaching staff with a remit to develop young female prospects and mixed doubles pairs. [7] But loss of financial support for badminton from UK Sport in 2017 resulted in cutbacks to the coaching programmes which impacted on Emms' position. [8] She has subsequently been critical of UK Sport's strategy in allocating funds, suggesting that its emphasis on elite level players and Olympic medal results is inappropriate.

Emms has appeared on the sports-based panel show A Question of Sport and is a regular guest on Fighting Talk . On 6 March 2014, she appeared on Sport Relief's Top Dog with her dog Raffa, a Westie. They won their heat, and went on to win the semi-final against Jenni Falconer on 20 March and the final, where they competed against Sally Gunnell.

Personal life

Emms was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours for services to badminton. [9]

She gave birth to her first child, Harry, in March 2010 and to her second child, Oliver, in May 2013. In 2015 she was living in Milton Keynes with her partner. After retiring as a badminton player in 2008 Emms has periodically suffered from depression. [10] [11] She has spoken about the difficulty many professional athletes have in adjusting to life after retiring from their sport while still young. [12]

Emms is a passionate supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. [13] She participated in the 2017 Great North Run half marathon in order to raise money for SportsAid, finishing in a time of 1 hour and 48 minutes. [14]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
1–15, 15–12, 12–15 Silver medal.svg Silver

World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
21–15, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode Flag of Malaysia.svg Ang Li Peng
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Pek Siah
4–7, 8–6, 6–8, 4–7 Med 3.png Bronze
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of India.svg Trupti Murgunde
Flag of India.svg Saina Nehwal
21–14, 21–9 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Petersen
21–17, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Grether
Flag of Germany.svg Juliane Schenk
21–12, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of Denmark.svg Lena Frier Kristiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
18–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
5–7, 3–7, 1–7 Med 2.png Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
15–3, 8–15, 15–5 Med 1.png Gold
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
21–14, 10–21, 6–21 Med 3.png Bronze

World University Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Strasbourg, France Flag of England.svg Tracey Hallam Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg Chen Li-chin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg Tsai Hui-min
12–15, 17–15, 11–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1998Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg Chen Li-chin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg Tsai Hui-min
Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Strasbourg, France Flag of England.svg Richard Doling Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-gil
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ma-ree
7–15, 15–12, 7–15 Med 2.png Silver
1998Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey Flag of England.svg Lee Clapham Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Yongping
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Lu
Med 3.png Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qiang Hong
14–17, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Flag of England.svg Ella Miles Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Djachkova
Flag of Russia.svg Ella Karachkova
Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Malaysia Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Bo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
12–21, 21–14, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Hanbin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yang
17–21, 21–19, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright Flag of England.svg Emma Constable
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Rayappan
15–7, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Swiss Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyung-won
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
1–7, 1–7, 1–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Korea Open Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyung-won
WalkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of Malaysia.svg Chor Hooi Yee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Pek Siah
17–14, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Ogura
Flag of Japan.svg Reiko Shiota
6–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg Flag of Poland.svg Kamila Augustyn
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
20–22, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen
15–8, 11–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 German Open Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen
3–15, 15–7, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chris Bruil
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans
7–5, 3–7, 7–3, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Emma Ermawati
5–7, 1–7, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Malaysia Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yawen
11–9, 11–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Singapore Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
2–11, 10–13Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Thailand Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qiqiu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Tingting
4–11, 11–8, 0–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003Malaysia Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004Thailand Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Thailand.svg Sudket Prapakamol
Flag of Thailand.svg Saralee Thungthongkam
8–15, 15–12, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qiqiu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Tingting
4–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005German Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
12–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 All England Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Laybourn
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–10, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Swiss Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liliyana Natsir
17–14, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Hong Kong Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xie Zhongbo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yawen
8–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 China Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
15–10, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006Swiss Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of England.svg Robert Blair
Flag of England.svg Natalie Munt
14–17, 15–7, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 All England Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
15–12, 14–17, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Singapore Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 22–20, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Welsh International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans Flag of Russia.svg Elena Rybkina
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Yakusheva
8–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann
Flag of Germany.svg Nicol Pitro
3–15, 15–10, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Czech International Flag of England.svg Rebecca Pantaney Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Judith Baumeyer
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Santi Wibowo
9–2, 9–5, 9–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Norwegian International Flag of England.svg Rebecca Pantaney Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Sørensen
5–9, 6–9, 2–9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Czech International Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole
Flag of England.svg Tracy Dineen
7–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Irish International Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright Flag of Ireland.svg Keelin Fox
Flag of Scotland.svg Sonya McGinn
17–16, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Spanish International Flag of England.svg Joanne Davies Flag of Japan.svg Takae Masumo
Flag of Japan.svg Chikako Nakayama
12–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999Welsh International Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright Flag of Russia.svg Irina Ruslyakova
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Yakusheva
14–17, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000Welsh International Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright Flag of England.svg Ella Miles
Flag of England.svg Sara Sankey
6–8, 4–7, 8–6, –Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Hungarian International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Koch
Flag of Austria.svg Irina Serova
6–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Irish International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of England.svg Julian Robertson
Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole
4–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of England.svg James Anderson
Flag of England.svg Emma Constable
12–15, 15–13, 18–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Norwegian International Flag of England.svg Julian Robertson Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
9–6, 2–9, 9–5, 9–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Czech International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Persson
11–8, 9–4, 9–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of England.svg James Anderson
Flag of England.svg Sara Sankey
6–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Czech International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole
4–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Scottish International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Lamp
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
10–15, 15–11, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999Portugal International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of Germany.svg Björn Siegemund
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann
11–15, 15–12, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 French Open Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Gang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Yiyuan
12–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Australian International Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel
9–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Spanish International Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Bergström
Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Karlsson
7–15, 15–13, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000Welsh International Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Persson
7–4, 7–1, 7–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 BMW Open International Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
11–9, 3–11, 11–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with former partner Nathan Robertson against Superseries finalists, World Championships Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. [16]

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