Karen Beckman née Bridge (1960 – June 2020) was a female badminton player of England.
Career
She won a bronze medals at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Barbara Sutton.
She represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In addition she reached the quarter-finals of the doubles and mixed doubles.[1][2]
Four years later, as Karen Beckman she represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the women's doubles and mixed doubles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] The mixed doubles medal was with her brother, Duncan Bridge.
Personal life
She was a coach for the Wilson Boys' School's badminton team and a part-time coach for the Wimbledon Racquets and Fitness Club's junior badminton team towards the end of her life.
She has a son, Ben Beckman, who has also successfully played badminton for England.
Beckman died of cancer in June 2020.[5][6]
References
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Gill Clark leads tributes to 'The Duchess'". Badminton England.
- ^ "Wilson's School Sports Awards 2020". Wilson's School.
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