Kara Solmundson

Kara Solmundson
Kara Solmundson
Personal information
Country	Canada
Born	20 July 1974 (age 50); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
Pan Am Championships
	BWF profile

Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1974) is a Canadian badminton player.^[1] She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002.^[2] She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games.^[3]^[4] Solmundson was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games in the women's singles event.^[5]

Personal life

Solmundson graduated from Kelvin High School in her hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1992.^[6] She then continued her education in University of Manitoba and received Medical Doctor degree. Following the conclusion of family medicine residency at University of British Columbia, she completed a clinical sport and exercise medicine fellowship through UBC and earned a Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine diploma. She also pursuing her master's degree in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Solmundson now works as a physician at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre.^[7]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Winnipeg, Canada	Charmaine Reid	11–3, 4–11, 9–11	Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Winnipeg, Canada	Denyse Julien	9–11, 4–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Lima, Peru	Mike Beres	Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier	7–0, 4–7, 7–4, –7, –7	Bronze
1997	Winnipeg, Canada	Mike Beres	Iain Sydie Denyse Julien	14–17, 8–15	Silver

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Polish Open	Kamila Augustyn	5–7, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7	Runner-up
1999	Mexico International	Ling Wan Ting	8–11, 11–4, 7–11	Runner-up
2001	Irish International	Anu Weckström	7–3, 1–7, 7–2, 7–5	Winner
1999	Jamaica International	Adrienn Kocsis	11–4, 11–0	Winner
1999	Argentina International	Anu Weckström	11–6, 11–6	Winner
1999	Brazil International	Anu Weckström	10–13, 9–11	Runner-up
1999	Canada Open	Charmaine Reid	1–11, 4–11, 10–13	Runner-up
1999	Carebaco International	Charmaine Reid	11–7, 11–5	Winner
1999	Peru International	Jody Patrick	1–11, 11–2, 11–9	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Jamaica International	Adrienn Kocsis	Shackerah Cupidon Nigella Saunders	13–15, 15–7, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Peru International	Charmaine Reid	Lotta Andersson Christina Sørensen	15–2, 15–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Polish Open	Mike Beres	Robert Mateusiak Paulina Matusewicz	1–7, 7–4, 7–3, 7–1	Winner
2001	Welsh International	Mike Beres	Nikolaj Zuev Marina Yakusheva	1–7, 7–5, 1–7	Runner-up
2000	Waitakere International	Mike Beres	Albertus Susanto Njoto Chan Mei Mei	15–8, 11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	Chile International	Mike Beres	José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco	15–9, 15–10	Winner
2000	Peru International	Mike Beres	Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar	15–1, 15–10	Winner
2000	Croatian International	Mike Beres	Björn Siegemund Karen Neumann	15–1, 15–11	Winner
2000	Cuba International	Mike Beres	Norio Imai Chikako Nakayama	4–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2000	Canadian International	Mike Beres	Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator	12–15, 15–12, 3–15	Runner-up
1999	Mexico International	Mike Beres	Hugo Rodrigues Ana Ferreira	15–8, 15–2, 15–4	Winner
1999	Guatemala International	Mike Beres	José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco	15–12, 10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1999	Jamaica International	Mike Beres	Mario Carulla Adrienn Kocsis	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1999	Brazil International	Mike Beres	William Milroy Milaine Cloutier	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1999	Carebaco International	Mike Beres	Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1999	Peru International	Mike Beres	Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage	15–11, 8–15, 15–5	Winner
1998	Peru International	Mike Beres	Iain Sydie Charmaine Reid	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1997	Spanish International	Mike Beres	Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Middlemiss	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up