Rayoni Head
Personal information
Birth nameChristine Rayoni Head
CountryAustralia
Born (1976-02-18) 18 February 1976
Hillingdon, Greater London,
England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Brisbane Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Suva Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Brisbane Women's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Suva Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Mixed team
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

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Suva, Fiji New Zealand Nicole Gordon 4–7, 7–4, 3–7, 5–7 Bronze Bronze
1999 Brisbane, Australia New Zealand Rhona Robertson 2–11, 5–11 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brisbane, Australia Australia Kate Wilson-Smith New Zealand Li Feng
New Zealand Tammy Jenkins		 3–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Altona International Australia Lenny Permana 0–7, 4–7, 2–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Australian International Australia Lenny Permana 3–7, 7–3, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Hamilton International New Zealand Rhona Robertson 4–7, 2–7, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 North Harbour International New Zealand Rhona Robertson 0–7, 6–8, 8–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Manukau International New Zealand Rhona Robertson 7–0, 4–7, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Tasmania International Australia Lenny Permana 3–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Fiji International Australia Kellie Lucas 11–5, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Waikato International New Zealand Rebecca Gordon 11–6, 8–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 New South Wales International New Zealand Li Feng 3–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 South Australia International Australia Jenny Gibson 9–11, 11–6, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Australian International Australia Lisa Campbell 1–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Croatian International Australia Jane Crabtree New Zealand Tammy Jenkins
New Zealand Rhona Robertson		 4–7, 3–7, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Tasmania International Australia Kate Wilson-Smith Australia Rhonda Cator
Australia Amanda Hardy		 4–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Auckland International Australia Kate Wilson-Smith New Zealand Tammy Jenkins
New Zealand Rhona Robertson		 4–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Fiji International Australia Kellie Lucas Australia Rhonda Cator
Australia Amanda Hardy		 3–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Wellington International Australia Kate Wilson-Smith New Zealand Tammy Jenkins
New Zealand Rhona Robertson		 6–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Victoria International Australia Katrina Mirkovic Australia Lisa Campbell
Australia Michaela Smith		 5–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 South Australia International Australia Dawn Chambers Australia Jenny Gibson
Australia Lynda Graves		 7–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Rayoni Head". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rayoni Nelson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Badminton: Women's Top Eight to Do Battle Sunday". People's Daily. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rayoni Nelson". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rayoni Nelson". Our Sporting Future. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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