Kirsty Gilmour facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kirsty Gilmour
Gilmour at the 2013 French Open
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) Bellshill, Scotland
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg
Country	Scotland
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest Ranking	14 (29 September 2016)
Current Ranking	24 (16 July 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain European Games Silver 2019 Minsk Women's singles Bronze 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Women's singles Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games Silver 2014 Glasgow Women's singles Bronze 2018 Gold Coast Women's singles European Championships Silver 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's singles Silver 2017 Kolding Women's singles Silver 2022 Madrid Women's singles Silver 2024 Saarbrücken Women's singles Bronze 2021 Kyiv Women's singles European Women's Team Championships Bronze 2020 Liévin Women's team Bronze 2024 Łódź Women's team Commonwealth Youth Games Bronze 2011 Douglas Girls' singles

Kirsty Gilmour was born on September 21, 1993. She is a Scottish badminton player. She has played for both Scotland and Great Britain in her career.

Badminton Career

Kirsty Gilmour has achieved many great things in badminton. She is known for her strong performances in major tournaments.

Commonwealth Games Success

In 2014, Kirsty won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She was the first Scottish woman to reach the singles final in badminton at these games. She lost to Michelle Li from Canada in the final match. In 2012, she was also named Scottish Young Sports Personality of the Year, sharing the award with swimmer Craig Benson.

Four years later, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Kirsty won a bronze medal.

European Championships and Games

Kirsty has also done very well at the European Championships. In 2016, she won a silver medal at the European Championship in France. She played against Carolina Marín in the final. The next year, in 2017, she again reached the final of the European Championship in Denmark, winning another silver medal. She also won silver medals in 2022 and 2024, and a bronze medal in 2021.

At the European Games, Kirsty won a silver medal in 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. She added a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Poland.

Olympic Appearances

Kirsty has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games multiple times.

• She competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won her first match but was knocked out in the group stage after losing her second match.
• At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021), she won one match but did not advance past the group stage.
• She also played at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She won her first match but then lost to a higher-ranked player, ending her tournament in the group stage.

Other Tournament Wins

Kirsty has won many other badminton tournaments around the world. She has won titles in the BWF World Tour series, which are important tournaments organized by the Badminton World Federation. She also has many wins from the BWF Grand Prix and International Challenge/Series events.

Major Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Michelle Li	14–21, 7–21	Silver
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Michelle Li	21–11, 21–16	Bronze

European Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Mia Blichfeldt	16–21, 17–21	Silver
2023	Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland	Carolina Marín	13–21, 11–21	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Carolina Marín	12–21, 18–21	Silver
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Carolina Marín	14–21, 12–21	Silver
2021	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Line Christophersen	13–21, 21–7, 10–21	Bronze
2022	Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain	Carolina Marín	10–21, 12–21	Silver
2024	Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany	Carolina Marín	11–21, 18–21	Silver

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2011	National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man	Yang Li Lian	21–16, 22–20	Bronze

Record Against Top Players

Kirsty Gilmour has played against many of the world's best badminton players. This table shows her record against some of them.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 7 4 3 +1 Chen Yufei 1 0 1 –1 He Bingjiao 4 2 2 0 Li Xuerui 1 0 1 –1 Wang Shixian 2 0 2 –2 Wang Yihan 1 0 1 –1 Zhang Yiman 1 1 0 +1 Tai Tzu-ying 5 0 5 –5 Saina Nehwal 7 0 7 –7 P. V. Sindhu 2 1 1 0

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Lindaweni Fanetri 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 2 0 2 –2 Nozomi Okuhara 2 0 2 –2 Akane Yamaguchi 4 0 4 –4 An Se-young 5 0 5 –5 Bae Yeon-ju 2 0 2 –2 Sung Ji-hyun 2 0 2 –2 Carolina Marín 10 2 8 –6 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 0 3 –3 Ratchanok Intanon 9 1 8 –7

Personal Life

Kirsty Gilmour lives in Glasgow, Scotland. She studied at the University of the West of Scotland's Ayr Campus and graduated in 2015 with a degree in Creative Industries Practice.

Images for kids

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  Gilmour at the 2013 French Open

See also

In Spanish: Kirsty Gilmour para niños

• Scottish National Badminton Championships