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Jane Webster

{{short description|English badminton player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| birth_name = Jane Anne Webster

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1956|8|2}}

| birth_place = Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

| height =

| weight =

| handedness = Left{{cite web |title=EM 1978 i Preston |url=https://badmintonmuseet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1978_05.pdf |work=Badminton Museet |edition=06 |date=May 1978 |page=10 |access-date=7 January 2025 |language=da}}

| event =

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| country = England

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1981 Santa Clara | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition |

World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1980 Jakarta | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 1983 Copenhagen | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 1980 Kyoto | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Uber Cup }}

{{MedalSilver | 1984 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1980 Groningen | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 1978 Preston | Women's singles }}

{{MedalSilver | 1978 Preston | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 1982 Böblingen | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 1980 Groningen | Women's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 1982 Böblingen | Women's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Preston | Mixed team }}

{{MedalGold | 1982 Böblingen | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1980 Groningen | Mixed team }}

}}

Jane Webster (born 2 August 1956), now known as Jane Sutton, is an English badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles competition.

Career

She won the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Nora Perry. The same year they also won the 1980 European Badminton Championships, and in 1981 they captured the All England Doubles title. Webster and Perry were silver medalists in defense of their title at the then triennial World Championships in 1983. She won the English National ladies doubles title in 1978–79 with Gillian Gilks and the 1981–82 and 1982–83 titles with Nora Perry. Webster also won the English National Ladies Singles title in the 1981–82 season, her best in singles which included victories in the Dutch Open and the Indian Masters Invitation. Webster shared the Japan Open Ladies Doubles Title in 1982 with Nora Perry. Her last major title before retiring was the 1984 Indonesian Open ladies doubles crown, again, with Nora Perry. She represented England 85 times in international team matches.

Achievements

= World Championships =

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Verawaty Wiharjo
{{flagicon|INA}} Imelda Wiguna

| align="left" | 15–12, 15–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Ying
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Dixi

| align="left" | 4–15, 12–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | Silver Silver

= World Games =

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Ailing
{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Xia

| align="left" | 15–11, 4–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= World Cup =

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Kyoto, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 4–15, 17–16, 5–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

= European Championships =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Preston, England

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen

| align="left" | 4–11, 11–9, 0–11

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | Silver Silver

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Groningen, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anette Börjesson

| align="left" | 5–11, 11–5, 2–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Böblingen, West Germany

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Bridge

| align="left" | 0–11, 2–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Preston, England

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Sutton

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry
{{flagicon|ENG}} Anne Statt

| align="left" | 7–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Groningen, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kirsten Larsen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Pia Nielsen

| align="left" | 15–8, 15–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Böblingen, West Germany

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark

| align="left" | 3–15, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= IBF World Grand Prix =

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983-2006.

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Helen Troke

| align="left" | 2–11, 5–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1985

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kirsten Larsen

| align="left" | 6–11, 8–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 10–15, 14–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Japan Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 6–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Sumiko Kitada
{{flagicon|JPN}} Shigemi Kawamura

| align="left" | 15–10, 15–8

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Malaysia Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Yun-ja
{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Sang-hee

| align="left" | 15–11, 4–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1984

| align="left" | Indonesia Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Jianqiu
{{flagicon|CHN}} Guan Weizhen

| align="left" | 9–15, 18–16, 18–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1984

| align="left" | Scottish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Chapman

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Beckman
{{flagicon|SCO}} Pamela Hamilton

| align="left" | 14–18, 18–13, 15–6

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" |1983

|Japan Open

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dew

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Kihlström
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

|5–15, 2–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

= International Tournament =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen

| align="left" | 5–11, 2–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen

| align="left" | 9–12, 5–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Bell’s Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 11–6, 11–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Copenhagen Cup

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 11–7, 9–12, 11–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen

| align="left" | 3–11, 3–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | India Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 11–3, 11–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark

| align="left" | 12–11, 8–11, 11–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 1976

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Sutton

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Susan Whetnall

| align="left" | 11–15, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1977

| align="left" | Denmark Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Sutton

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Marjan Ridder
{{flagicon|NED}} Joke van Beusekom

| align="left" | 15–9, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1979

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Sutton

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Marjan Ridder
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 12–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1979

| align="left" | English Masters

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 15–2, 8–15, 15–10

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 17–14, 9–15, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Chapman

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark
{{flagicon|ENG}} Sally Podger

| align="left" | 15–9, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Kirsten Larsen

| align="left" | 15–5, 15–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | Bell’s Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 8–15, 6–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | English Masters

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 14–18, 15–6, 12–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Copenhagen Cup

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 12–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon

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{{flagicon|}}

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Japan Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 6–15, 15–7, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|-

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Denmark Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 15–12, 18–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | All England Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 15–8, 15–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 7–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|-

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | India Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Ying
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Dixi

| align="left" | 17–14, 13–15, 17–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Scandinavian Cup

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Ailing
{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Xia

| align="left" | 15–12, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Chinese Taipei Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Verawaty Fadjrin
{{flagicon|INA}} Ruth Damyanti

| align="left" | 15–8, 18–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Bell’s Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Catharine Troke

| align="left" | 15–4, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | India Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Chapman

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 1–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|-

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Japan Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Verawaty Fadjrin
{{flagicon|INA}} Ruth Damyanti

| align="left" | 3–15, 15–7, 15–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Hong Kong Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Jianqiu
{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Rong

| align="left" | 15–10, 15–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Scandinavian Cup

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiko Yonekura

| align="left" | 11–15, 15–9, 15–4

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|}

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 1981

| align="left" | Scandinavian Cup

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | 12–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | India Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Kihlström

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Gilliland
{{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Chapman

| align="left" | 14–18, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Japan Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dew

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | 10–15, 2–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{CGF|42227|Jane Anne Webster}}
  • {{World Games|1691|Badminton - Double Women (GBR): Nora Perry & Jane Webster}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121111063509/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=2457&log_stat=0 All England champions 1899–2007]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200026/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=6494 Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk]
  • [http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642 European competition results]

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Category:Medalists at the 1981 World Games

Category:Badminton players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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