Denyse Julien (born July 22, 1960, in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former badminton player from Canada noted for her versatility and longevity. Career Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles. She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships, including women's singles in 1989. Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. These include a silver medal in singles (1990), and a silver (1986) and two bronzes (1990, 1994) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the Pan American Games, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition in Winnipeg in 1999, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles at the 2003 competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Julien won a number of titles in Europe, including women's singles at French (1982) and Welsh (1991, 1995) Opens, women's doubles at the Austrian International (1983), and mixed doubles at the Portugal Open (1998). She competed in three Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2004), the highlight of which was winning two rounds of singles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona before bowing to China's reigning world champion Tang Jiuhong. Achievements World Senior Championships Commonwealth Games Women's doubles Pan American Games Women's singles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Pan Am Championships Women's singles Women's doubles Mixed doubles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. Women's singles Women's doubles Mixed doubles IBF International Women’s singles Women's doubles Mixed doubles References External links 1960 births Living people Canadian female badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics French Quebecers Olympic badminton players of Canada Sportspeople from Rouyn-Noranda Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Badminton players at the 1995 Pan American Games Badminton players at the 1999 Pan American Games Badminton players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Badminton players at the