Kelly Morgan

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox badminton player Kelly Ann Aston (Template:Nee, born 22 May 1975) is a Welsh badminton player. She has represented Wales and Great Britain in regional and international competitions, including the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and beat world number one Ye Zhaoying of China in the 1999 IBF World Championships.

Career

Aston began playing badminton at age nine. Her brother, Ross, was initially trying for the Welsh national team, and she only made the team as a result of accompanying him to the trials.<ref name="IndRacket"/>

In 1999, Aston was voted Welsh Woman of the Year;<ref name="IndRacket"/> she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2002 Birthday Honours for "services to the community, especially through Sport, in South Wales."<ref name="BBCMBEs">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="BBCHonoured"/><ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

Aston won 13 consecutive Women's Singles titles at the Welsh National Badminton Championships between 1992 and 2004, as well as six Women's Doubles and 4 Mixed Doubles titles. In 1998, she received a gold medal representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games, won silver at the 1998 European Badminton Championships, and bronze at the 2000 European Badminton Championships. She also represented Great Britain at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.Template:Citation needed

Personal life

Aston was born in Pontypridd and attended Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School.<ref name="SR Olympics 2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She married her husband, Dylan Aston, in 2002, and has two children, Ethan and Ella.<ref name="IndRacket"/><ref name="Khaleej"/> Template:As of is a teacher at the GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail in Dubai.<ref name="Khaleej">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has also been heavily involved in charity work, particularly relating to Down Syndrome, and was the patron of the Down's Syndrome Association of Wales.<ref name="BBCHonoured">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="IndRacket">Template:Cite news</ref>

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women’s singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Aparna Popat	13–10, 11–5	Gold Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Camilla Martin	11–4, 6–11, 1–11	Bronze Bronze
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Template:Flagicon Camilla Martin	2–11, 4–11	Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Judith Meulendijks	9–11, 11–6, 8–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	US Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Eun-woo	13–10, 7–11, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Polish Open	Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge	Template:Flagicon Christine Gandrup Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya	10–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	Template:Flagicon Erica van den Heuvel Template:Flagicon Monique Hoogland	15–9, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Tine Rasmussen	9–11, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Southern PanAm Classic	Template:Flagicon Kanako Yonekura	2–11, 3–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Brazil International	Template:Flagicon Miho Tanaka	8–11, 2–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Dolores Marco	11–9, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Croatian International	Template:Flagicon Pi Hongyan	11–6, 5–11, 4–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Polish International	Template:Flagicon Xu Huaiwen	5–11, 11–9, 3–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Mexico International	Template:Flagicon Sandra Jimeno	11–1, 11–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Christina Sørensen	8–6, 7–2, 5–7, ?, ?	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	French International	Template:Flagicon Karolina Ericsson	12–9, 11–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Karolina Ericsson	11–4, 11–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya	–,–	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Finnish International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge	10–12, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Sarah Hardaker	Template:Flagicon Brenda Conjin Template:Flagicon Nicole van Hooren	15–6, 10–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996	Finnish International	Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge	Template:Flagicon Nichola Beck Template:Flagicon Joanne Davies	15–3, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Sarah Hore	Template:Flagicon Mette Hansen Template:Flagicon Majken Vange	6–15, 17–14, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1994	Hungarian International	Template:Flagicon Anne Søndergaard	Template:Flagicon Sarah Hardaker Template:Flagicon Rebecca Pantaney	8–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Matthew Hughes	Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge Template:Flagicon Caroline Westley	17–14, 8–15, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner

External links

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