Kerry Ann Sheppard

Kerry Ann Sheppard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born19 April 1984[1]
South Glamorgan, Wales
Sport
SportBadminton
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Welsh Nationals
2009 women's doubles

Kerry Ann Sheppard (born 19 April 1984) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a former champion of Wales.[2]

Biography

Sheppard won four Welsh national junior titles, one each with Sian Jones and Rachel Madeley respectively in the women's doubles and two mixed doubles titles with Liam Ingram.[3]

Sheppard specialised in doubles play and women's doubles partners included Caroline Harvey, Sian Jones, Rachel Madeley and Joanna Sullivan[4] and in mixed doubles included Liam Ingram[5] and Paul Le Tocq.[6]

She soon represented Wales at international level[4] and was selected for the Welsh team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England,[7] where she competed in the singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles events.[8] At the Games, she partnered Ingram in the mixed doubles, losing to the Scottish pair Graeme Smith and Elinor Middlemiss.[5] After the Games she continued to represent Wales.[9]

Sheppard was the 2009 doubles champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, with Caroline Harvey[10] and coached after her playing career ended.

She was a director and chairperson of Badminton Wales from January 2016 to September 2022.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Profile". BWF. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Scots bounce back". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 12 May 2005. p. 34. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Badminton". The Scotsman. 1 August 2002. p. 20. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Badminton". South Wales Echo. 5 December 2004. p. 91. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Wales pick badminton elite". BBC News. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Wales Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Welsh exits continue at World's". BBC News. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  10. ^ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ^ "THE WELSH BADMINTON UNION LIMITED (04987692)". Companies House. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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