Rayoni Head
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Birth name | Christine Rayoni Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hillingdon, Greater London, England | 18 February 1976|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Christine Rayoni Head (born 18 February 1976; married Rayoni Nelson) is a former Australian badminton player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1] Head played in the singles event won a match to Robbyn Hermitage of Canada in the first round, but was defeated by Chan Ya-lin of Chinese Taipei in the second round. In the doubles event she teamed-up with Kellie Lucas, the duo were defeated in the first round to Thai pair Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn and Saralee Thungthongkam.[2][3] Head was part of the South Australian team, and represented Australia in 1998, 2002 Uber Cup, and 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] Head has a Bachelor of Management and a Masters in Sport Management, and work as manager, physical activity, sport and healthy eating at VicHealth.[5]
Achievements
[edit]Oceania Championships
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Suva, Fiji | ![]() | 4–7, 7–4, 3–7, 5–7 | ![]() |
1999 | Brisbane, Australia | ![]() | 2–11, 5–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brisbane, Australia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
IBF International
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Altona International | ![]() | 0–7, 4–7, 2–7 | ![]() |
2001 | Australian International | ![]() | 3–7, 7–3, 3–7 | ![]() |
2001 | Hamilton International | ![]() | 4–7, 2–7, 3–7 | ![]() |
2001 | North Harbour International | ![]() | 0–7, 6–8, 8–7 | ![]() |
2001 | Manukau International | ![]() | 7–0, 4–7, 4–7 | ![]() |
2000 | Tasmania International | ![]() | 3–11, 3–11 | ![]() |
1999 | Fiji International | ![]() | 11–5, 11–5 | ![]() |
1999 | Waikato International | ![]() | 11–6, 8–11, 5–11 | ![]() |
1998 | New South Wales International | ![]() | 3–11, 2–11 | ![]() |
1996 | South Australia International | ![]() | 9–11, 11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
1995 | Australian International | ![]() | 1–11, 2–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Croatian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–7, 3–7, 5–7 | ![]() |
2000 | Tasmania International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Auckland International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
1999 | Fiji International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
1999 | Wellington International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
1997 | Victoria International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
1996 | South Australia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rayoni Head". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Rayoni Nelson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Women's Top Eight to Do Battle Sunday". People's Daily. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Rayoni Nelson". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Rayoni Nelson". Our Sporting Future. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Rayoni Head at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Rayoni Head at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)