Nichola Beck
{{Short description|English badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Nichola Beck
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| birth_name = Nichola Louise Beck
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ealing, West London, England
| height = 1.70 m
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| country = England
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| handedness = Right
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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 1996 Herning | Mixed team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 2784
| bwf_id = 1C985AE5-13BD-43F1-88B0-A488A916AA97
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Nichola Louise Beck (born 1973) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.{{cite web |title=Player: Nichola L Beck |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/2784/nichola-l-beck |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=BWF |access-date=25 May 2020}}
Biography
Beck became an English national champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships women's doubles title with Joanne Davies in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/media/5830/chapter_2_-_facts_and_records_as_at_23-07-2017.pdf|title=Facts and Records|publisher=Badminton England |access-date=25 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502202637/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b0b64cc2|title="For the Record." Times, 3 Feb. 1997, p. 36|publisher=Times Digital Archives |access-date=25 May 2020}} The pair had previously finished runner-up in 1995.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502116284/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=ce774ca4|title="For the Record." Times, 14 Feb. 1995, p. 40|publisher=Times Digital Archives |access-date=25 May 2020}}
She represented Buckinghamshire. In 1994, she won the silver medal at the World University Championships in the mixed doubles partnered with John Quinn.
Achievements
= IBF World Grand Prix =
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1996 | align="left" | Brunei Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joanne Davies | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Thitikan Duangsiri | align="left" | 8–15, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= IBF International =
Women's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1993 | align="left" | Irish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joanne Davies | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Peatfield | align="left" | 15–1, 15–4 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1994 | align="left" | Wimbledon International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tracy Dineen | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Yakusheva | align="left" | 9–15, 15–11, 10–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 1995 | align="left" | Wimbledon International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joanne Muggeridge | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Eline Coene | align="left" | 15–8, 12–15, 12–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1996 | align="left" | Finnish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joanne Davies | align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Kelly Morgan | align="left" | 3–15, 10–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1993 | align="left" | Czech International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Quinn | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} James Anderson | align="left" | 17–14, 15–2 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
References
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Category:Sportspeople from the London Borough of Ealing
Category:English female badminton players
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