Donna Kellogg

Donna Kellogg
Personal information
Birth name Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE
Country  England
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978
Spondon, Derby, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness Right
Coach Andy Wood and Julian Robertson
Mixed & Women's Doubles
Highest ranking 4 (in WD)
5 (in XD)
Current ranking 5 (in XD) (7 June 2007)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
2006 Thessalonica Women's team
BWF profile

Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE (born 20 January 1978 in Derby) is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.

Career

Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland. The best performances of her career are winning the European Women's Doubles Gold medal in 2000 with Jo Goode and in 2006 with Gail Emms.

Kellogg's highest world ranking is fourth in Women's Doubles with a national ranking of first in the same event.

2004 Summer Olympics

Kellogg competed with Gail Emms in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. They defeated Koon Wai Chee and Li Wing Mui of Hong Kong in the first round but were defeated by Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili of China in the round of 16.

2006

Kellogg reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships with Anthony Clark, losing in the final against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson.

2008 Summer Olympics

She and partner Gail Emms faced China in doubles at the 2008 Olympics in the Round of 16. They lost the first match.

Personal life

In 1999 she graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Sports Science. Her occupation/professional qualification is BSC Physical Education, Sport Science and Recreational Management.

Kellogg was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[1]

Record Against Selected Opponents

Mixed Doubles results with Anthony Clark against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59446. p. 18. 12 June 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=D680F137-4954-4E89-B3EC-77B25C2B2B35
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