Elizabeth Cann
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| Nickname(s) | Liz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Elizabeth Alice Cann[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1979 Redhill, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 19 (2 June 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Alice "Liz" Cann (born 21 March 1979) is a badminton player from England.[3] Cann started playing badminton along with many other sports at about age six, and was coached by her mother, Carmen. When she was 19, Cann moved to Denmark for three years to develop her badminton further, and started receiving formal technical coaching.[4][5]
Achievements
[edit]Commonwealth Games
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India |  Susan Egelstaff
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21–18, 21–16 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Scottish Open |  Kati Tolmoff
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16–21, 21–10, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2008 | Finnish Open |  Sara Persson
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2007 | Irish Open |  Kaori Mori
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21–19, 21–9 | Winner
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References
[edit]- ^ "Liz Cann". damekellyholmestrust.org. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Elizabeth Alice Cann". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Elizabeth Cann". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Champions: Elizabeth Cann". sportingchampions.org.uk. Sporting Champions. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Elizabeth Cann". damekellyholmestrust.org. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Elizabeth Cann at BWFBadminton.com
- Elizabeth Cann at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Elizabeth Alice Cann at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (England, 1998–2006)
- Elizabeth Cann at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (England, 2010)
- Elizabeth Cann at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (Jersey, 2014)
- Elizabeth Cann • Jersey Sport
- Liz Cann on YouTube
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