Imogen Bankier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 18 November 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Peter Jeffrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 19 (WD with Petya Nedelcheva 14 August 2014) 10 XD (with Chris Adcock 5 April 2012) 11 XD (with Robert Blair 5 April 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Imogen Bankier (born 18 November 1987) is a businesswoman and former badminton player from Scotland.[1] After starting playing the sport at the age of 9, Bankier won the national championships at every age level from Under 17 upwards. The highlight of her professional career was reaching the final of the mixed doubles at the 2011 World Championships in Wembley, London. She and her partner Chris Adcock were defeated in the match by the Chinese team of Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei.[2]