Nora Perry (badminton)

Nora Perry
Personal information
Birth name	Nora Gardner
Country	England
Born	(1954-06-15) 15 June 1954 (age 70)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing  England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1977 Malmö Women's doubles 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Women's doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles European Championships 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1978 Preston Mixed doubles 1980 Groningen Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1971 Gottwaldov Girls' doubles 1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles

Nora Perry MBE (née Gardner, born 1954) is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two All-England women's doubles championships. She won both the 1980 IBF World Championships and the 1980 European Championships in women's doubles with Jane Webster. Three years later, she won the 1983 IBF World Championships title in mixed doubles with Thomas Kihlström. Generally regarded as one of the greatest female mixed doubles players in the game's history, in 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.