Jane Webster

Jane Webster (born 2 August 1956), now known as Jane Sutton, is a retired English badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles competition.

Jane Webster
Personal information
Birth name	Jane Anne Webster
Country	England
Born	(1956-08-02) 2 August 1956 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's doubles Representing England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles World Cup 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Mixed team European Championships 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1978 Preston Women's singles 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1980 Groningen Women's singles 1982 Böblingen Women's singles European Mixed Team Championships 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team

Career

She won the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Nora Perry. The same year they also won the 1980 European Badminton Championships, and in 1981 they captured the All England Doubles title. Webster and Perry were silver medalists in defense of their title at the then triennial World Championships in 1983. She won the English National ladies doubles title in 1978–79 with Gillian Gilks and the 1981–82 and 1982–83 titles with Nora Perry. Webster also won the English National Ladies Singles title in the 1981–82 season, her best in singles which included victories in the Dutch Open and the Indian Masters Invitation. Webster shared the Japan Open Ladies Doubles Title in 1982 with Nora Perry. Her last major title before retiring was the 1984 Indonesian Open ladies doubles crown, again, with Nora Perry. She represented England 85 times in international team matches.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
1	Women's doubles	1980	Jakarta, Indonesia
2	Women's doubles	1983	Copenhagen, Denmark
European Championships
2	Ladies Singles	1978	Preston, England
1	Women's doubles	1980	Groningen, Netherlands
2	Women's doubles	1982	Böblingen, Germany
All England Open
1	Women's doubles	1981	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England

References

• All England champions 1899–2007
• Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk
• European competition results

External links

• Jane Anne Webster at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Badminton - Double Women (GBR): Nora Perry & Jane Webster at the World Games