Rachel Choong

Rachel Choong
Personal information
Nickname(s)Rach
CountryEngland
Born (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994
Liverpool, England
ResidenceCrosby, Merseyside
Height128 cm (4 ft 2 in)
Weight35 kg (77 lb)
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Rebecca Bedford 1 January 2019)
1 (XD with Andrew Martin 1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (WS)
6 (WD with Rebecca Bedford)
4 (XD with Jack Shephard) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Mixed doubles
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Women's singles

Rachel Choong (born 22 January 1994) is an English para-badminton player who competes in international level events. She is the first English player to win three gold medals at a single world championships in 2015, she partners with Rebecca Bedford in the women's doubles and Andrew Martin in the mixed doubles at badminton competitions.[1][2][3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013[a] Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany England Rebecca Bedford 21–8, 21–12 Gold Gold
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 21–3, 21–3
Germany Anna Spindelndreier 21–4, 21–3
Germany Milena Hoffmann 21–7, 21–6
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England England Rebecca Bedford 21–13, 21–2 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Peru Giuliana Póveda 21–15, 21–7 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Peru Giuliana Póveda 9–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015[b] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		England Rebecca Bedford Sri Lanka Randika Doling
New Zealand Nina Kersten 		21–10, 21–6 Gold Gold
India Saritha Gudeti
India Ruhi Satish Shingade 		21–5, 21–9
Poland Maria Bartusz
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 		21–7, 21–9
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea 		England Rebecca Bedford Poland Maria Bartusz
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 		21–5, 21–8 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		England Rebecca Bedford Peru Giuliana Póveda
United States Katherine Valli 		27–25, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		England Andrew Martin England Jack Shephard
England Rebecca Bedford 		21–8, 21–17 Gold Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		England Andrew Martin England Jack Shephard
England Rebecca Bedford 		21–16, 21–4 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea 		England Andrew Martin France Fabien Morat
England Rebecca Bedford 		21–9, 21–6 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		England Andrew Martin Scotland Robert Laing
England Rebecca Bedford 		21–15, 21–13 Gold Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan 		England Jack Shephard Indonesia Subhan
Indonesia Rina Marlina 		8–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Gold Gold
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Germany Milena Hoffmann 21–7, 21–6 Gold Gold
2016[c] Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 21–6, 21–5 Gold Gold
Poland Maria Bartusz 21–0, 21–14
Scotland Deidre Nagle 21–2, 21–2
England Rebecca Bedford 21–10, 21–14
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France England Rebecca Bedford 21–10, 22–20 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[d] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		England Rebecca Bedford Poland Daria Bujnicka
Poland Oliwia Szmigiel 		21–6, 21–6 Gold Gold
Poland Maria Bartusz
Scotland Deidre Nagle 		21–2, 21–6
Russia Irina Borisova
Denmark Simone Meyer Larsen 		21–10, 21–5

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany 		England Andrew Martin Gold Gold
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		England Andrew Martin Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
Germany Anna Spindelndreier 		21–8, 21–8 Gold Gold
2016[e] Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands 		England Andrew Martin England Isaak Dalglish
Poland Maria Bartusz 		21–12, 21–8 Gold Gold
Scotland Robert Laing
Scotland Deidre Nagle 		21–9, 21–6
Republic of Ireland Andrew Moorcroft
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 		21–9, 21–6
England Jack Shephard
England Rebecca Bedford 		21–13, 21–11
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		England Andrew Martin England Isaak Dalglish
Poland Maria Bartusz 		21–15, 21–13 Gold Gold

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  4. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  5. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ "The Interview: Para badminton champion Rachel Choong talks to YM Liverpool". YM Liverpool. 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Choong and Bedford claim first gold at World Championships". Badminton England. 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Para-badminton: Rachel Choong wins record third gold". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015.
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