Gillian Gilks
Personal information
Birth name	Gillian Perrin
Country	England
Born	20 June 1950 (1950-06-20) (age 72)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Mike Goodwin, H Ian Palmer
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain World Games 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles Representing  England World Championships 1977 Malmö Women's singles 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1987 Beijing Mixed doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1983 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1984 Jakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles European Championships 1972 Karlskrona Women's doubles 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles 1974 Vienna Women's singles 1974 Vienna Women's doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles 1976 Dublin Women's singles 1976 Dublin Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles 1972 Karlskrona Women's singles 1968 Bochum Women's doubles 1968 Bochum Mixed doubles 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles 1984 Preston Women's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team

Gillian Gilks MBE (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin;^[1] born 20 June 1950)^[2] is an English former badminton player who won numerous major titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.

Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the European Badminton Championships with 12 titles, two of them in women's singles, four in women's doubles and six in mixed doubles.^[3] She is also one of the most successful players in the long history of the All England Open Championships with eleven titles; two in women's singles, three in women's doubles, and six in mixed doubles.^[1] In 1976 she won all three events at the All Englands making her the last person to "sweep the board" there in a single year. She also won a Gold and bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics when badminton was played as a demonstration sport. In 1999 she was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Achievements

Gillian Gilks in 1969

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Munich, West Germany	Noriko Nakayama	3–11, 11–8, 9–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Munich, West Germany	Derek Talbot	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	15–6, 18–16	Gold

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Lene Køppen	9–12, 11–12	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Gillian Clark	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	3–15, 17–18	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Derek Talbot	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	12–15, 17–18	Silver
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Martin Dew	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	7–15, 8–18	Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gillian Clark	Xu Rong Wu Jianqiu	5–15, 3–15	Bronze
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Lingwei	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	3–15, 7–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Martin Dew	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–8, 9–15, 15–8	Gold
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Martin Dew	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–4, 3–15, 10–15	Bronze

World Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Thomas Kihlström	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–6, 18–14	Gold

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Edinburgh, Scotland	Margaret Beck	11–5, 3–11, 8–11	Silver
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Margaret Beck	11–8, 11–8	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Edinburgh, Scotland	Julie Rickard	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	9–15, 2–15	Silver
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Margaret Beck	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15–7, 15–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Edinburgh, Scotland	Roger Mills	Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall	15–8, 12–15, 12–15	Silver
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Derek Talbot	Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner	walkover	Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Margaret Beck	0–11, 1–11	Silver
1974	Vienna, Austria	Lene Køppen	11–6, 11–5	Gold
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Lene Køppen	11–6, 12–11	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, Germany	Angela Bairstow	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	7–15, 13–18	Silver
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Margaret Beck	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	13–15, 15–9, 3–15	Bronze
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Judy Hashman	Margaret Beck Julie Rickard	15–11, 15–7	Gold
1974	Vienna, Austria	Margaret Beck	Nora Gardner Susan Whetnall	15–10, 15–13	Gold
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Nora Gardner	15–4, 15–8	Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Gillian Clark	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–3, 15–11	Gold
1984	Preston, England	Karen Beckman	Karen Chapman Gillian Clark	17–15, 12–15, 2–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, Germany	Roger Mills	Anthony D. Jordan Susan Whetnall	13–15, 9–15	Silver
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Derek Talbot	David Eddy Susan Whetnall	16–17, 16–17	Silver
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Derek Talbot	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow	15–6, 15–4	Gold
1974	Vienna, Austria	Derek Talbot	Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall	5–15, 15–3, 15–3	Gold
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Derek Talbot	Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	6–15, 15–12, 17–15	Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Martin Dew	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 15–5	Gold
1984	Preston, England	Martin Dew	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	15–5, 17–15	Gold
1986	Uppsala, Sweden	Martin Dew	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–8	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Japan Open	Gillian Clark	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1983	Dutch Open	Gillian Clark	Sally Podger Karen Chapman	15–8, 17–16	Winner
1984	Dutch Open	Karen Beckman	Dorte Kjær Kirsten Larsen	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1984	German Open	Karen Beckman	Karen Chapman Gillian Clark	17–14, 18–14	Winner
1984	Japan Open	Karen Beckman	Ruth Damayanti Maria Fransisca	13–15, 15–3, 15–12	Winner
1984	Thailand Open	Karen Beckman	Gillian Gowers Helen Troke	18–16, 17–18, 15–9	Winner
1984	Chinese Taipei Open	Karen Beckman	Ruth Damayanti Maria Fransisca	15–12, 9–15, 17–14	Winner
1985	German Open	Karen Beckman	Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu	9–15, 15–6, 9–15	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Karen Beckman	Gillian Clark Nora Perry	15–10, 14–17, 0–15	Runner-up
1985	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Scandinavian Cup	Martin Dew	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–13, 15–12	Winner
1983	Indonesia Open	Martin Dew	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	17–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1984	German Open	Martin Dew	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–5, 12–15, 15–11	Winner
1984	All England Open	Martin Dew	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Cup	Martin Dew	Dipak Tailor Gillian Gowers	17–14, 15–3	Winner
1984	Dutch Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	17–14, 13–15, 15–6	Winner
1984	Malaysia Open	Martin Dew	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1984	Indonesia Open	Martin Dew	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1984	Japan Open	Martin Dew	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	5–15, 15–3, 18–16	Winner
1985	German Open	Martin Dew	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	12–15, 15–4, 15–13	Winner
1985	Indonesia Open	Martin Dew	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–12, 15–0	Winner
1985	Japan Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	10–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1985	Denmark Open	Martin Dew	Dipak Tailor Nora Perry	8–15, 15–8, 10–15	Runner-up
1985	Hong Kong Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–10, 18–16	Winner
1986	German Open	Martin Dew	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee	15–10, 17–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1986	Malaysia Open	Steen Fladberg	Bobby Ertanto Verawaty Fadjrin	7–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1986	Carlton Intersport Cup	Martin Dew	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1986	Scandinavian Cup	Martin Dew	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee	17–16, 12–15, 15–7	Winner
1986	Denmark Open	Martin Dew	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1987	German Open	Martin Dew	Dipak Tailor Gillian Clark	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Martin Dew	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott	18–14, 18–14	Winner
1988	German Open	Martin Dew	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	15–9, 14–18, 4–15	Runner-up

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Swedish Open	Anne Flindt	11–12, 11–2, 11–4	Winner
1969	Dutch Open	Marieluise Wackerow	11–4, 5–11, 11–0	Winner
1969	Irish Open	Mary Bryan	11–3, 6–11, 11–6	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Eva Twedberg	3–11, 11–7, 11–12	Runner-up
1971	Scottish Open	Margaret Beck	11–9, 11–5	Winner
1972	Scottish Open	Margaret Beck		Runner-up
1973	All England Open	Margaret Beck	8–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1973	Dutch Open	Joke van Beusekom		Winner
1974	All England Open	Hiroe Yuki	,6–11, 11–12	Runner-up
1974	Scottish Open	Margaret Beck		Runner-up
1975	All England Open	Hiroe Yuki	5–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1975	Dutch Open	Margaret Beck	11–7, 11–3	Winner
1976	German Open	Lene Køppen		Winner
1976	All England Open	Margaret Lockwood	11–0, 11–3	Winner
1976	U. S. Open	Lene Køppen	8–11, 11–5, 11–6	Winner
1976	Dutch Open			Winner
1976	Swedish Open			Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Margaret Lockwood		Winner
1977	Welsh International			Winner
1977	Dutch Open	Joke van Beusekom	11–5, 8–11, 11–1	Winner
1978	All England Open	Saori Kondo	11–1, 11–9	Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Wendy Clarkson	11–3, 8–11, 11–6	Winner
1979	English Masters	Lene Køppen	10–12, 4–11	Runner-up
1979	Dutch Open	Lene Køppen	12–10, 12–9	Winner
1980	Canadian Open	Wendy Carter	11–8, 11–8	Winner
1980	Welsh International	Sally Leadbeater	11–3, 11–2	Winner
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Lene Køppen		Runner-up
1980	Bell’s Open	Jane Webster	6–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Jane Webster	7–11, 12–9, 9–11	Runner-up
1981	Bell’s Open	Sally Podger	0–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1981	Scottish Open	Paula Kilvington	11–1, 11–3	Winner
1982	Canadian Open	Sally Podger	11–8, 7–11, 6–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Scottish Open	Jenny Horton			Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Margaret Boxall	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Imre Rietveld		Winner
1970	All England Open	Julie Rickard	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	6–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
1971	All England Open	Judy Hashman	Hiroe Yuki Noriko Takagi	10–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1971	Dutch Open	Judy Hashman	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard		Winner
1971	Scottish Open	Margaret Beck	Barbara Beckett Kay Nesbit	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1972	Dutch Open	Judy Hashman			Winner
1972	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1972	Scottish Open	Bridget Cooper	Margaret Beck Helen Horton		Winner
1973	All England Open	Margaret Beck	Etsuko Takenaka Machako Aizawa	10–15, 15–10, 11–15	Runner-up
1973	Dutch Open	Bridget Cooper	Marjan Luesken Joke van Beusekom		Winner
1974	German Open	Margaret Beck	Brigitte Steden Marieluise Zizmann	15–12, 12–15, 15–6	Winner
1974	All England Open	Margaret Beck	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15–5, 18–14	Winner
1974	Scottish Open	Margaret Beck	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall		Runner-up
1975	Dutch Open	Margaret Beck	Nora Gardner Susan Whetnall	12–15, 17–14, 7–15	Runner-up
1975	Swedish Open	Nora Gardner	Barbara Giles Susan Whetnall		Runner-up
1976	German Open	Susan Whetnall	Barbara Giles Jane Webster		Winner
1976	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Nora Gardner	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1976	U. S. Open	Susan Whetnall	Pam Bristol Brady Rosine Jones	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1976	Dutch Open	Susan Whetnall			Winner
1976	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck			Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Lockwood Nora Gardner		Winner
1977	Swedish Open	Barbara Giles			Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Paula Kilvington	Anne Statt Nora Perry	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1979	Dutch Open	Marjan Ridder	Barbara Sutton Jane Webster	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1980	All England Open	Nora Perry	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	11–15, 15–7, 15–6	Winner
1980	Welsh International	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry Jane Webster	14–17, 15–9, 15–11	Winner
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Nora Perry	Joke van Beusekom Lene Køppen		Winner
1980	Bell’s Open	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	18–15, 9–15, 15–9	Winner
1981	All England Open	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry Jane Webster	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1981	Bell’s Open	Nora Perry	Karen Chapman Sally Podger	15–7, 15–13	Winner
1981	German Open	Paula Kilvington	Karen Chapman Sally Leadbeater	15–8, 15–7	Winner
1981	English Masters	Yoshiko Yonekura	Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	10–15, 15–3, 6–15	Runner-up
1981	Dutch Open	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1981	Scottish Open	Paula Kilvington	Barbara Beckett Kathleen Redhead	15–13, 15–7	Winner
1982	Bell’s Open	Catharine Troke	Nora Perry Jane Webster	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1982	Canadian Open	Gillian Clark	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Johanne Falardeau	17–14, 15–6	Winner
1982	Indonesia Open	Gillian Clark	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	17–14, 14–17, 15–12	Winner
1982	Dutch Open	Gillian Clark	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	16–18, 15–9, 15–12	Winner
1982	Scottish Open	Gillian Clark	Helen Troke Barbara Sutton	15–3, 15–8	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Swedish Open	Roger Mills	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1969	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Wolfgang Bochow Karin Dittberner	15–7, 1–15, 15–5	Winner
1969	Irish Open	Roger Mills	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall	14–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1969	All England Open	Roger Mills	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall	9–15, 15–5, 15–12	Winner
1970	Scottish Open	Roger Mills			Winner
1970	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot			Winner
1971	German Open	Derek Talbot	Wolfgang Bochow Kay Nesbit	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1971	All England Open	Derek Talbot	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	12–15, 15–8, 11–15	Runner-up
1971	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	15–4, 6–15, 17–16	Winner
1971	Irish Open	Derek Talbot			Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Derek Talbot	Per Walsøe Pernille Kaagaard		Winner
1971	Scottish Open	Roger Mills	Elliot Stuart Helen Horton	15–2, 15–5	Winner
1972	All England Open	Derek Talbot	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	15–12, 8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1972	Swedish Open	David Eddy	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1972	Scottish Open	Derek Talbot	Robert McCoig Margaret Beck		Winner
1973	All England Open	Derek Talbot	Elliot Stuart Nora Gardner	9–15, 15–13, 15–8	Winner
1973	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	David Eddy Nora Gardner		Winner
1974	All England Open	Derek Talbot	David Eddy Susan Whetnall	5–15, 15–7, 10–15	Runner-up
1976	All England Open	Derek Talbot	Mike Tredgett Nora Gardner	15–9, 15–12	Winner
1976	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot			Winner
1976	Scottish Open	Derek Talbot	Mike Tredgett Nora Gardner		Winner
1977	All England Open	Derek Talbot	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1977	Welsh International	Elliot Stuart			Winner
1977	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Steen Skovgaard Joke van Beusekom	15–7, 15–10	Winner
1977	Swedish Open	Derek Talbot			Winner
1979	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	David Eddy Barbara Sutton	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1981	Bell’s Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	16–17, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	Canadian Open	Thomas Kihlström	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	12–15, 15–6, 15–0	Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Thomas Kihlström	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1981	Scottish Open	Billy Gilliland	Alastair Baker Linda Gardner	15–5, 15–0	Winner
1982	All England Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	15–10, 14–17, 15–7	Winner
1982	German Open	Dipak Tailor	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1982	Bell’s Open	Billy Gilliland	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	15–11, 7–7 retired	Winner
1982	Indonesia Open	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	5–15, 15–8, 15–10	Winner
1982	Dutch Open	Martin Dew	Steen Skovgaard Dorte Kjær	17–14, 14–17, 15–8	Winner
1982	Scottish Open	Billy Gilliland	Morten Frost Lene Køppen	18–13, 15–9	Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Martin Dew	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	15–9, 9–15, 9–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	English Masters	Gillian Clark	Chen Ruizhen Zheng Jian	7–12 retired	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Gillian Clark	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1983	Taiwan Masters	Gillian Clark	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–10, 15–14	Winner
1984	Welsh International	Helen Troke			Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	English Masters	Martin Dew	Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1984	English Masters	Martin Dew	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	18–15, 15–7	Winner
1984	Welsh International	Martin Dew			Winner
1985	Irish International	Martin Dew	Dan Travers Pamela Hamilton		Winner
1986	Welsh International	Martin Dew			Winner
1987	Welsh International	Martin Dew			Winner