Natasha Groves-Burke

Natasha Groves-Burke
née Groves
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
BornQ1. 1973[1]
Worthing, England
Sport
SportBadminton

Natasha Clare Groves-Burke née Groves (born 1973) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[2]

Biography

Groves was born in 1973 in Worthing. Her sister Tanya Groves later Woodward, was also an international badminton player.[3] In women's doubles play her partners included Sarah Williams, Kelly Morgan and Robyn Ashworth.[4]

In 1995 she married Andrew Burke and played under the name of Natasha Groves-Burke thereafter.[5] She moved to Cardiff[6] where her husband was based and subsequently represented Wales at international level.[7]

At the end of 1996 she was ranked Welsh number 2 in women's doubles.[8] She represented the Welsh team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[9] where she competed in the four events,[10] including the women's doubles event, where she partnered Robyn Ashworth.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Profile". BWF. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Sport in Brief". Wales on Sunday. 1 December 1996. p. 55. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Badminton". South Wales Echo. 24 November 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  6. ^ "French fall as Welsh march in". South Wales Echo. 28 November 1996. p. 55. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Feast of top games". Ireland's Saturday Night. 6 December 1997. p. 10. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "News in brief". South Wales Echo. 24 December 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Wales Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Morgan is soles Welsh winner". South Wales Echo. 9 September 1998. p. 27. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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