Michelle Claire Edwards

Michelle Claire Edwards
Personal information
Country	South Africa
Born	(1974-07-11) 11 July 1974 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Women's
Highest ranking	300 (WS) 26 Aug 2010 40 (WD) 22 Mar 2012 51 (XD) 14 Jul 2011
Medal record Badminton Representing  South Africa All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers Women's doubles 2003 Abuja Women's doubles 2003 Abuja Mixed team 2007 Algiers Women's singles 2007 Algiers Mixed team 2003 Abuja Women's singles 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles 2007 Algiers Mixed doubles Africa Team Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team 2010 Kampala Women's team 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Michelle Claire Edwards (born 11 July 1974) is a female badminton player from South Africa.

Edwards played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Aparna Popat of India in the round of 32 in women's singles. In women's doubles, Edwards and her partner Chantal Botts were defeated by Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the round of 32.^[1]

In 2007 she won 3 medals in badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games, a gold medal in women's doubles with Chantal Botts, a silver medal in women's singles, and a bronze medal in mixed doubles.

She also participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 and 2012 in the women's doubles event. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she competed with Chantal Botts, they lost to Taipei in the first round.^[1] In the 2012 Summer Olympics, her partner was Annari Viljoen. Together, they reached the quarter finals, where they lost to the Russian pair of Vislova and Sorokina.^[2]

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