Margot Lambert
{{Short description|French badminton player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Margot Lambert
| country = France
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|3|15}}
| birth_place = Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France
| residence = Paris, France
| height = 1.63 m
| weight =
| years_active =
| handedness = Right
| coach =
| event = Women's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 13 (WD with Anne Tran, 27 August 2024)
52 (XD with Éloi Adam, 4 May 2021)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 48
| date_of_current_ranking = WD with Camille Pognante, 27 May 2025
| played =
| titles =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Games }}
{{MedalBronze | {{Nowrap|2023 Kraków–Małopolska}} | {{Nowrap|Women's doubles}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2024 Saarbrücken | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2025 Horsens | Women's doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Women's Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2020 Liévin | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2021 Vantaa | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2025 Baku |Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2017 Mulhouse | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Lubin | Mixed team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 99891
| bwf_id = 3FDFD6A6-2419-421F-A1C9-94455D990867
}}
Margot Lambert (born 15 March 1999) is a French badminton player.{{cite web |title=Margot Lambert biography |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/3fdfd6a6-2419-421f-a1c9-94455d990867/biography |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=16 November 2022 |via=Tournamentsoftware.com}} She won the gold medal in the women's doubles at the 2024 European Championships.{{cite web |last=Sachetat |first=Raphael |title=Europe 2024 - Anne et Margot, magistrales, en Or aussi !!! |url=https://www.badzine.fr/post/europe-2024-anne-et-margot-magistrales-en-or-aussi |publisher=Badzine |date=14 April 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |language=fr}} Lambert started playing badminton at the age of 8 in Tahiti, and now affiliates with Club de l'Hermitage et du Tournonais.{{cite web |title=#EJC17 - Margot Lambert "J'ai débuté il y a 10 ans à Tahiti" |url=http://www.ffbad.org/actus-19/2017/ejc17-margot-lambert-j-ai-debute-il-y-a-10-ans-a-tahiti |publisher=FFBaD |date=4 April 2017 |access-date=29 February 2020 |language=fr}} She was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships.{{cite web |first=Sandrine |last=Pays |title=Un titre historique pour les Bleuets |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2017/04/12/un-titre-historique |publisher=L'Alsace |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=29 February 2020 |language=fr}} Lambert was the women's doubles National Champions in 2020.{{cite web |title=Mulhouse 2020 : Les Champions sont ... |url=http://www.ffbad.org/actus-28/2020/mulhouse-2020-les-champions-sont |publisher=FFBaD |date=2 February 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020 |language=fr}}
Early life
Lambert was born in Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche. She first discovered badminton when she was in Tahiti, at the age of 8. Her parents were transferred in Tahiti as a gym teacher. Seeing her parents playing badminton, she gave it a try. In there, she played more as a hobby, as there was no coach in the club she was in. Four years later, when she returned to France, she started playing in a more sporting way, with regular training sessions.{{cite web |title=Margot Lambert: Badminton player and computational mechanics student |url=https://sciences.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/portraits/margot-lambert |publisher=Sorbonne Université |access-date=15 April 2024}}
Career
In 2020, she helps the national team won a bronze medal after finish as the semi-finalists in the European Women's Team Championships.{{cite web |last=Vasseur |first=Quentin |title=Badminton : les Françaises médaillées de bronze aux championnats d'Europe par équipes à Liévin |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/pas-calais/lievin/badminton-francaises-medaillees-bronze-aux-championnats-europe-equipes-lievin-1788159.html |publisher=France 3 Régions |date=15 February 2020 |access-date=15 April 2024 |language=fr}}
In 2023, Lambert competed in the European Games, and captured the bronze medal in the women's doubles partnering Tran.{{cite web |title=Badminton Day 5: Three-game thrillers steal the show |url=https://european-games.org/badminton-day-5-three-game-thrillers-steal-the-show/ |publisher=Krakow - Małopolska 2024 3rd European Games official website |date=30 June 2023 |access-date=15 April 2024}}{{cite web |last=Antoine |first=Maxime |title=JEUX EUROPEENS - Un très bon bilan pour les Bleus |url=https://www.badzine.fr/post/jeux-europeens-un-tr%C3%A8s-bon-bilan-pour-les-bleus |publisher=Badzine |date=3 July 2023 |access-date=15 April 2024 |language=fr}}
In 2024, Lambert and Tran made a history by becoming the first ever French women's doubles to win the European Championships.
In 2025, partnered with Camille Pognante, she won the bronze medal at the European Championships.{{cite web |last=Kohlhuber |first=Nicolas |title=Championnats d'Europe de badminton 2025 : Les frères Popov et Alex Lanier en demi-finales du simple hommes, la paire Gicquel-Delrue en finale : Résultats |url=https://www.olympics.com/fr/infos/championnats-europe-badminton-2025-toma-junior-popov-alex-lanier-christo-popov-thom-gicquel-delphine-delrue-resultats-medailles |publisher=International Olympic Committee |date=11 April 2025 |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=fr}}
Achievements
= European Games =
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |
| style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Arena Jaskółka, | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne Tran | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Gabriela Stoeva | align="left" | 21–17, 14–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= European Championships =
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne Tran | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Gabriela Stoeva | align="left" | 16–21, 21–17, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pognante | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Natasja Anthonisen | align="left" | 17–21, 21–17, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 5 runners-up) =
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Riga International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Vimala Hériau | align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} Kristin Kuuba | align="left" | 22–20, 17–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Hellas Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Vimala Hériau | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Rutaparna Panda | align="left" | 19–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Hellas Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Vimala Hériau | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Anastasiya Prozorova | align="left" | 21–13, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Estonian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Vimala Hériau | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Rena Miyaura | align="left" | 18–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Swedish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Vimala Hériau | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Julie Finne-Ipsen | align="left" | 20–22, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Polish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne Tran | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | 21–10, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne Tran | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Treesa Jolly | align="left" | 22–20, 17–21, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne Tran | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chloe Birch | align="left" | 9–21, 21–14, 21–9 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Réunion Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne Tran | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Natsumi Takasaki | align="left" | 14–21, 21–14, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Estonian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pognante | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Agathe Cuevas | align="left" | 21–15, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Portugal International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pognante | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Simona Pilgaard | align="left" | Walkover | 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:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Estonian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire Deschamps | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ethan van Leeuwen | align="left" | 11–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Swedish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire Deschamps | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristoffer Kolding | align="left" | 21–18, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Portugal International | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire Deschamps | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Natan Begga | align="left" | 21–14, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
- {{BWFB|99891}}
- {{BWFT|3FDFD6A6-2419-421F-A1C9-94455D990867|member_id=99891}}
- {{Olympics.com|margot-lambert}}
- {{Team France|margot-lambert}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/margot-lambert_1935078 Margot Lambert] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{Footer European Champions Badminton Doubles Women}}
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Category:People from Guilherand-Granges
Category:Sportspeople from Ardèche
Category:French female badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic badminton players for France
Category:Badminton players at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games bronze medalists for France