Alison Humby

Alison Humby
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1972-12-07) 7 December 1972
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Retiredin 1996
HandednessLeft
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking34 (Women's singles)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
European Junior Championships
1991 Budapest Girls' doubles
1991 Budapest Girls' singles
BWF profile

Alison Humby (born 7 December 1972) is an English badminton player.[1] Humby is a three time English junior champion, two-time medalist at the European junior championships and winner of several international tournaments in Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland and the EBU circuit in 1992/93. She chose to retire at the age of 23, ending her twelve year badminton career.[2]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Joanne Wright Liu Hong
Ye Zhaoying
13–18, 8–15 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary Lotte Thomsen 2–11, 2–11 Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary Joanne Wright Mette Pedersen
Trine Pedersen
8–15, 6–15 Silver

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Czechoslovakian International Irina Serova 11–6, 7–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1992 Hungarian International Tanya Groves 11–5, 11–6 Winner
1992 Welsh International Suzanne Louis-Lane 5–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1995 Hungarian International Michelle Rasmussen 9–12, 4–11 Runner-up
1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Marina Andrievskaya 7–11, 11–2, 4–11 Runner-up
1996 Amor International Tanya Woodward 11–5, 12–10 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Welsh International Joanne Goode Cheryl Johnson
Julie Bradbury
11–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1991 Irish International Joanne Goode Katrin Schmidt
Kerstin Ubben
15–12, 15–11 Winner
1992 Czechoslovakian International Sarah Hore Joanne Davies
Tanya Groves
16–17, 10–15 Runner-up
1992 Hungarian International Julia Mann Joanne Davies
Tanya Woodward
7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1993 Austrian International Joanne Goode Anne Søndergaard
Lotte Thomsen
13–15, 17–14, 11–15 Runner-up
1995 Hungarian International Tanya Woodward Irina Gritsenko
Ludmila Okuneva
15–5, 15–7 Winner
1996 Portugal International Tanya Woodward Emma Constable
Tracey Hallam
14–17, 15–4, 7–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Profile:Alison Humby". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Brenkley, Stephen (12 October 1996). "Is there life after sport?". www.independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.