Victoria Wright

Victoria Wright
Personal information
Birth nameVictoria Hristova
CountryFrance
Born (1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 (age 50)
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event.[2] She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32.[3] Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov.[4]

  1. ^ "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Badminton mixed doubles results". BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ "France Yearbook 2016". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 March 2018.