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Gail Emms

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Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE (born 23 July 1977) is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments. A badminton player since the age of four, Emms was first chosen to represent England in 1995 and regularly played for her country until her retirement from professional sport in 2008. Her best results were winning gold at the 2006 World Championships in Madrid, 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, partnering Nathan Robertson in the mixed doubles. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester she won a bronze medal with Joanne Goode in the women's doubles and won gold as part of the England team in the mixed team event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Gail Emms is the 205th most popular badminton player (down from 180th in 2024), the 8,975th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,588th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Gail Emms ranks 205 out of 117. Before her are Qi Xuefei, Aparna Balan, Lee So-hee, Praveen Jordan, Evgeniya Kosetskaya, and Chris Langridge. After her are Lakshya Sen, Kanta Tsuneyama, Wang Yilyu, Julien Paul, Jeong Na-eun, and Thom Gicquel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Gail Emms ranks 1,486. Before her are Amanda Borden, Tara Sharma, Pastor Troy, Saeed Ajmal, Josh West, and Saloni Aswani. After her are Hillary Lindsey, Camille Anderson, Chamique Holdsclaw, Jim Brennan, Methil Devika, and David Valadao.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gail Emms ranks 8,977 out of 8,785. Before her are Moeen Ali (1987), Chris Mepham (1997), Shane Ferguson (1991), Ross McCormack (1986), Semi Ajayi (1993), and Chris Langridge (1985). After her are Sam Baldock (1989), Anna Campbell (1991), Steven Whittaker (1984), Danny Pugh (1982), Toni Duggan (1991), and Sophie Choudry (1982).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among badminton players born in United Kingdom, Gail Emms ranks 5. Before her are Simon Archer (1973), Joanne Goode (1972), Nathan Robertson (1977), and Chris Langridge (1985). After her are Marcus Ellis (1989), Kirsty Gilmour (1993), Sean Vendy (1996), Ben Lane (1997), Toby Penty (1992), and Chloe Birch (1995).

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