Imogen Bankier

Imogen Bankier
Personal information
CountryScotland
Born (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 36)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
HandednessRight
CoachPeter Jeffrey
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (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
Women's badminton
Representing  Scotland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
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]

  1. ^ "Bankier's profile on the Badminton England website". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ Creighton, Jessica (14 August 2011). "Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier take World silver medal". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.