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Gail Emms
Badminton Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Gail Emms was born in July 1977 in Hitchin . She has a link with Bucks as she currently lives in Milton Keynes .
Gail and her partner Nathan Robertson won a silver medal in the Mixed Doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in a thrilling final. Gail's sights are now firmly set on Beijing 2008 when she aims to win the Gold that they were so close to winning in Athens. Gail started playing Badminton at the age of 3 when her parents gave her a cut down racket and threw shuttles to her. She has been playing professionally for 5 years and made her debut for England in 1995. She has won 5 national titles in mixed doubles and 4 in women’s doubles and last year she won the All England Championship and the China Open in the mixed doubles with Nathan.
The marathon 93 minute match finished 15-1, 12-15, 15-12 after Gail and Nathan lead 11-8 in the deciding game, but their Silver medal is still Great Britain’s highest ever result in Badminton. She has a Sports Science degree.