Karen Bridge

Karen Beckman (Bridge) (1960 – June 2020) was a female badminton player of England.

Karen Bridge

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	1960 Surrey
Died	June 2020 Surrey
Medal record Badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton team event 1982 Brisbane team event 1982 Brisbane women's doubles 1982 Brisbane mixed doubles

Career

She won a bronze medals at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Barbara Sutton.

She represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In addition she reached the quarter finals of the doubles and mixed doubles.[1][2]

Four years later, as Karen Beckman she represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the women's doubles and mixed doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] The mixed doubles medal was with her brother, Duncan Bridge.

Personal life

She was a coach for the Wilson Boys' School's badminton team and a part-time coach for the Wimbledon Racquets and Fitness Club's junior badminton team towards the end of her life.

She has a son, Ben Beckman, who has also successfully played badminton for England.

Beckman died of cancer in June 2020.[5][6]

References

1. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "Gill Clark leads tributes to 'The Duchess'". Badminton England.
6. "Wilson's School Sports Awards 2020". Wilson's School.

• European results
• English statistics