Rebecca Bedford
Personal information
Country England
Born (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Yoxall, England
ResidenceLichfield, England
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking3 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Rachel Choong 1 January 2019)
2 (XD with Robert Laing 6 January 2020)
Current ranking19 (WS)
6 (WD with Rachel Choong)
18 (XD with Robert Laing) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2017 UlsanWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2019 BaselWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2013 DortmundWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2013 DortmundMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2015 Stoke MandevilleMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2017 UlsanMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2017 UlsanWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2019 BaselWomen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 RodezWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2016 BeekWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2016 BeekMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2018 RodezWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2018 RodezMixed doubles

Rebecca Bedford (born 26 May 1998) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events and powerlifter who competes in national level events. She participates in women's doubles badminton events with Rachel Choong.[1][2][3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013[lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany England Rachel Choong 8–21, 12–21 Silver Silver
Germany Milena Hoffmann 21–15, 21–7
Germany Anna Spindelndreier 21–5, 21–6
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 21–17, 21–7
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England England Rachel Choong 13–21, 2–21 Silver Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Peru Giuliana Poveda Flores 17–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Peru Giuliana Poveda Flores 5–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015[lower-alpha 2] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England		 England Rachel Choong Sri Lanka Randika Doling
New Zealand Nina Kersten		 21–10, 21–6 Gold Gold
India Saritha Gudeti
India Ruhi Satish Shingade		 21–5, 21–9
Poland Maria Bartusz
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham		 21–7, 21–9
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea		 England Rachel Choong Poland Maria Bartusz
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham		 21–5, 21–8 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 England Rachel Choong Peru Giuliana Poveda Flores
United States Katherine Valli		 27–25, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013[lower-alpha 3] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 England Jack Shephard England Andrew Martin
England Rachel Choong		 11–21, 5–21 Silver Silver
England Isaak Dalglish
Germany Milena Hoffmann		 21–8, 21–13
Scotland Robert Laing
Germany Anna Spindelndreier		 21–11, 21–10
Republic of Ireland Luke Irvine
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham		 21–11, 21–19
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England		 England Jack Shephard England Andrew Martin
England Rachel Choong		 16–21, 4–21 Silver Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea		 France Fabien Morat England Andrew Martin
England Rachel Choong		 9–21, 6–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 Scotland Robert Laing England Andrew Martin
England Rachel Choong		 15–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016[lower-alpha 4] Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Scotland Deidre Nagle 21–4, 21–4 Silver Silver
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham 21–7, 21–5
Poland Maria Bartusz 21–6, 21–13
England Rachel Choong 10–21, 14–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France England Rachel Choong 10–21, 20–22 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[lower-alpha 5] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 England Rachel Choong Poland Daria Bujnicka
Poland Oliwia Szmigiel		 21–6, 21–6 Gold Gold
Poland Maria Bartusz
Scotland Deidre Nagle		 21–2, 21–6 Gold Gold
Russia Irina Borisova
Denmark Simone Emilie Meyer Larsen		 21–10, 21–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[lower-alpha 6] Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 England Jack Shephard England Isaak Dalglish
Poland Maria Bartusz		 21–9, 21–12 Silver Silver
Scotland Robert Laing
Scotland Deidre Nagle		 21–5, 21–10
Republic of Ireland Andrew Moorcroft
Republic of Ireland Emma Farnham		 21–9, 21–9
England Andrew Martin
England Rachel Choong		 13–21, 11–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 England Jack Shephard England Andrew Martin
England Rachel Choong		 17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

References

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Bedford - BWF 2017 World Para-Badminton Championships". Sport Across Staffordshire. 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Choong and Bedford claim first gold at World Championships". Badminton England. 24 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "English para badminton stars crowned world champions in Basel". The Love of Sport. 26 August 2019.

Notes

  1. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  4. ↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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