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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1970[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Club | Bangor Parish BC Alpha BC, Lisburn |
Tanya Cooke (born c.1970), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Cooke was a member of her Glenlola Collegiate School club and the Bangor Parish Badminton Club.[1] She represented Ulster at the provincial level[2] and represented the Irish U18 team at the 1987 European Junior Championships before joining the U21 squad.[3]
Cooke joined the Alpha Badminton Club in Lisburn[4] and was defeated by Carol Munster in the 1989 ladies singles club championship final.[5] She won the 1989 Northern Irish Schools' Gold Award.[6] She subsequently represented the all-Ireland team at full senior international level.[7]
Cooke was selected for the 1990 Northern Irish team[8] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[9] where she competed in three events.[10] In the singles she lost to Doris Piché of Canada in group 2[11] and Cheng Yin Sat of Hong Kong in the first round.[12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Tanya cooks up a recipe for success". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 January 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Warsaw bound". Ireland's Saturday Night. 21 March 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Tanya collects award". Belfast Telegraph. 15 November 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 January 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Carol double and a triple for Neil". Dromore Leader. 19 April 1989. p. 52. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Tanya Cooke (19)". Ireland's Saturday Night. 30 September 1989. p. 5. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 17 September 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Moss for New Zealand". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 20 September 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Lisburn stars get a Games green light". Ulster Star. 22 September 1989. p. 54. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton". Scarborough Evening News. 26 January 1990. p. 30. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Scarborough Evening News. 29 January 1990. p. 33. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.