Kelly Morgan
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:DMCA Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Kelly Ann Aston (née Morgan, born 22 May 1975) is a Welsh badminton player. She has represented Wales and Great Britain in regional and international competitions, including the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and beat world number one Ye Zhaoying of China in the 1999 IBF World Championships.
Career
Aston began playing badminton at age nine. Her brother, Ross, was initially trying for the Welsh national team, and she only made the team as a result of accompanying him to the trials.[1]
Morgan won the 1998 Rhondda Cynon Taff Sports Personality of the Year[2] and in 1999, Aston was voted Welsh Woman of the Year;[1] she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2002 Birthday Honours for "services to the community, especially through Sport, in South Wales."[3][4][5]
Aston won 13 consecutive Women's Singles titles at the Welsh National Badminton Championships between 1992 and 2004, as well as six Women's Doubles and 4 Mixed Doubles titles. In 1998, she received a gold medal representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games, won silver at the 1998 European Badminton Championships, and bronze at the 2000 European Badminton Championships. She also represented Great Britain at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.[citation needed]
Personal life
Aston was born in Pontypridd and attended Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School.[6][7] She married her husband, Dylan Aston, in 2002, and has two children, Ethan and Ella.[1][8] As of December 2015[update] is a teacher at the GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail in Dubai.[8][9] She has also been heavily involved in charity work, particularly relating to Down syndrome, and was the patron of the Down's Syndrome Association of Wales.[4][1]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women’s singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Template:Flagicon Aparna Popat | 13–10, 11–5 | Gold Gold |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Template:Flagicon Camilla Martin | 11–4, 6–11, 1–11 | Bronze Bronze |
| 1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria | Template:Flagicon Camilla Martin | 2–11, 4–11 | Silver Silver |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Judith Meulendijks | 9–11, 11–6, 8–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2003 | US Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Eun-woo | 13–10, 7–11, 11–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Polish Open | Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge | Template:Flagicon Christine Gandrup Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya |
10–15, 8–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1997 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder | Template:Flagicon Erica van den Heuvel Template:Flagicon Monique Hoogland |
15–9, 15–9 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
IBF International
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Irish International | Template:Flagicon Tine Rasmussen | 9–11, 5–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2003 | Southern PanAm Classic | Template:Flagicon Kanako Yonekura | 2–11, 3–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2003 | Brazil International | Template:Flagicon Miho Tanaka | 8–11, 2–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2003 | Peru International | Template:Flagicon Dolores Marco | 11–9, 11–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2003 | Croatian International | Template:Flagicon Pi Hongyan | 11–6, 5–11, 4–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2003 | Polish International | Template:Flagicon Xu Huaiwen | 5–11, 11–9, 3–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2002 | Mexico International | Template:Flagicon Sandra Jimeno | 11–1, 11–2 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2001 | Scottish International | Template:Flagicon Christina Sørensen | 8–6, 7–2, 5–7, 6–8, 5–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1997 | French International | Template:Flagicon Karolina Ericsson | 12–9, 11–3 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1996 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Karolina Ericsson | 11–4, 11–4 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1996 | Norwegian International | Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya | 9–5, 9–0, 4–9, 9–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1996 | Finnish International | Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge | 10–12, 5–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Sarah Hardaker | Template:Flagicon Brenda Conjin Template:Flagicon Nicole van Hooren |
15–6, 10–15, 4–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1996 | Finnish International | Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge | Template:Flagicon Nichola Beck Template:Flagicon Joanne Davies |
15–3, 15–10 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1995 | Portugal International | Template:Flagicon Sarah Hore | Template:Flagicon Mette Hansen Template:Flagicon Majken Vange |
6–15, 17–14, 12–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1994 | Hungarian International | Template:Flagicon Anne Søndergaard | Template:Flagicon Sarah Hardaker Template:Flagicon Rebecca Pantaney |
8–15, 11–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Matthew Hughes | Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge Template:Flagicon Caroline Westley |
17–14, 8–15, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet our Faculty". GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Kahail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
