Denyse Julien (born July 22, 1960 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

Rouyn-Noranda is a city on Osisko Lake in northwestern Quebec, Canada.The city of Rouyn-Noranda is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division of Quebec of the same name...

) is a female badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from Canada

Canada

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 notable for her versatility and longevity.

Career

Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events

Canadian National Badminton Championships

The Canadian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Canada.The tournament started in 1922. In 1957 the Canadian Badminton Federation decided to open the championships and they were combined with the Canadian Open until 1961...

, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles. She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships

Canadian Open (badminton)

The Canadian Open in badminton is an international open held in Canada since 1957. The tournament is traditionally held every year in September....

, including women's singles in 1989. Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

. These include a silver medal in singles (1990

1990 Commonwealth Games

The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...

), and a silver (1986

1986 Commonwealth Games

The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.-Organisation and Controversy:...

) and two bronzes (1990

1990 Commonwealth Games

The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...

, 1994

1994 Commonwealth Games

The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...

) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995

Badminton at the 1995 Pan American Games

The Badminton Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held from March 11 to March 26, 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. There were five medal events. Badminton made its debut at the Pan American Games at this edition.-Singles:-Doubles:...

 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition

1999 Pan American Games

The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...

 in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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 in 1999

Badminton at the 1999 Pan American Games

The Badminton Competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Canada. There were a total number of five events.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-Doubles:-Medal table:-References:*...

, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2003 competition

2003 Pan American Games

The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....

 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Julien won a number of titles in Europe, including women's singles at French

French Open (badminton)

The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November....

 (1982) and Welsh (1991, 1995) Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International

Austrian International (badminton)

The Austrian International in badminton is an international open held in Austria since 1965. In the initial years they took place later annually every two years, but since 1973 it has been held annually.-Previous winners:-External links:**...

 (1983), and mixed doubles at the Portugal Open

Portugal Open (badminton)

The Portugal Open in badminton is an international open held annually in Portugal since 1965. It is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-Previous winners:-External links:*...

 (1998). She competed in three Olympic Games (1992

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

, 1996, 2004), the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona

Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...

 before bowing to China

China

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's reigning world champion

1991 IBF World Championships

-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:*...

 Tang Jiuhong

Tang Jiuhong

Tang Jiuhong is a former Chinese badminton star who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...

.