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Joanne Goode

Joanne Goode
Personal information
Birth name Joanne Gwendoline Wright
Country  England
Born (1972-11-17) 17 November 1972 (age 44)
Harlow, England
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness Right
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 1
BWF profile

Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright, born 17 November 1972 in Harlow) is a former English female badminton player.

Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal. She also played in women's doubles with Donna Kellogg losing in the quarterfinals against Gao Ling and Qi Yiyuan.

Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002.

Joanne Wright married Andy Goode, an English badminton player who managed the British team in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. They have a son named Jack (age 19–20).

Goode was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.



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