Victoria Wright
Personal information
Birth nameVictoria Hristova
CountryFrance
Born (1974-05-01) 1 May 1974
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event.[2] She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32.[3] Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov.[4]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Neli Nedjalkova 11–4, 5–11, 1–0 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Romanian International Bulgaria Raina Tzvetkova 11–4, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Bulgarian International Scotland Anne Gibson 1–9, 5–9, 3–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Dimitrinka Dimitrova Bulgaria Neli Nedjalkova
Bulgaria Reni Asenova		 Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Romanian International Bulgaria Raina Tzvetkova Romania Cristina Savulescu
Romania Daniela Timofte		 15–3, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Raina Tzvetkova Bulgaria Dimitrinka Dimitrova
Bulgaria Dobrinka Smilianova		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Romanian International Bulgaria Mihail Popov Bulgaria Svetoslav Stoyanov
Bulgaria Raina Tzvetkova		 2–15, 17–14, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Mihail Popov Bulgaria Svetoslav Stoyanov
Bulgaria Raina Tzvetkova		 4–9, 5–9, 4–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Slovak International France Svetoslav Stoyanov Russia Alexandr Russkikh
Russia Anastasia Russkikh		 7–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Dutch International France Svetoslav Stoyanov Denmark Tommy Sørensen
Denmark Britta Andersen		 8–15, 15–8, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Croatian International France Svetoslav Stoyanov Denmark Rasmus Mangor Andersen
Denmark Helle Nielsen		 15–12, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ↑ "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Badminton mixed doubles results". BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "France Yearbook 2016". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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