Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1974) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002.[2] She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3][4] Solmundson was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games in the women's singles event.[5]
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 20 July 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editSolmundson graduated from Kelvin High School in her hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1992.[6] She then continued her education in University of Manitoba and received Medical Doctor degree. Following the conclusion of family medicine residency at University of British Columbia, she completed a clinical sport and exercise medicine fellowship through UBC and earned a Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine diploma. She also pursuing her master's degree in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Solmundson now works as a physician at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre.[7]
Achievements
editPan American Games
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Winnipeg, Canada | Charmaine Reid | 11–3, 4–11, 9–11 | Bronze |
Pan Am Championships
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Winnipeg, Canada | Denyse Julien | 9–11, 4–11 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Lima, Peru | Mike Beres | Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier |
7–0, 4–7, 7–4, –7, –7 | Bronze |
1997 | Winnipeg, Canada | Mike Beres | Iain Sydie Denyse Julien |
14–17, 8–15 | Silver |
IBF International
editWomen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Polish Open | Kamila Augustyn | 5–7, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7 | Runner-up |
1999 | Mexico International | Ling Wan Ting | 8–11, 11–4, 7–11 | Runner-up |
2001 | Irish International | Anu Weckström | 7–3, 1–7, 7–2, 7–5 | Winner |
1999 | Jamaica International | Adrienn Kocsis | 11–4, 11–0 | Winner |
1999 | Argentina International | Anu Weckström | 11–6, 11–6 | Winner |
1999 | Brazil International | Anu Weckström | 10–13, 9–11 | Runner-up |
1999 | Canada Open | Charmaine Reid | 1–11, 4–11, 10–13 | Runner-up |
1999 | Carebaco International | Charmaine Reid | 11–7, 11–5 | Winner |
1999 | Peru International | Jody Patrick | 1–11, 11–2, 11–9 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Jamaica International | Adrienn Kocsis | Shackerah Cupidon Nigella Saunders |
13–15, 15–7, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Peru International | Charmaine Reid | Lotta Andersson Christina Sørensen |
15–2, 15–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
References
edit- ^ "Players: Kara Solmundson". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Canadian National Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Doubles team done in by the Danes". www.caaws-womenatthegames.ca. Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Badminton's Julien off to sixth Commonwealth Games". CBC.ca. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Kara Solmundson, Badminton Pan Am finish: Bronze medallist in women's singles". newspaperarchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. 19 December 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Kara Solmundson". Kelvin High School. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Kara Solmundson". Sport Medicine, Sport Science, Sport Training. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
edit- Kara Solmundson at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kara Solmundson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)