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Elizabeth Cann

Elizabeth Cann
Personal information
Nickname(s)Liz[1]
Birth nameElizabeth Alice Cann[2]
CountryEngland
Born (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979 (age 45)
Redhill, Surrey, England
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking19 (2 June 2005)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Mixed team
BWF profile

Elizabeth Alice "Liz" Cann (born 21 March 1979) is a badminton player from England.[3] Cann started playing badminton along with many other sports at about age six, and was coached by her mother, Carmen. When she was 19, Cann moved to Denmark for three years to develop her badminton further, and started receiving formal technical coaching.[4][5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Scotland Susan Egelstaff 21–18, 21–16 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Scottish Open Estonia Kati Tolmoff 16–21, 21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Finnish Open Sweden Sara Persson 21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Irish Open Japan Kaori Mori 21–19, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "Liz Cann". damekellyholmestrust.org. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Alice Cann". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth Cann". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Champions: Elizabeth Cann". sportingchampions.org.uk. Sporting Champions. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Cann". damekellyholmestrust.org. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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