Rayoni Head

Rayoni Head
Personal information
Birth name	Christine Rayoni Head
Country	Australia
Born	(1976-02-18) 18 February 1976 (age 48) Hillingdon, Greater London, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Oceania Championships 1999 Brisbane Women's singles 2002 Suva Women's singles 1999 Brisbane Women's doubles Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2002 Suva Mixed team 1999 Brisbane Mixed team
BWF profile

Christine Rayoni Head (born 18 February 1976; married Rayoni Nelson) is a former Australian badminton player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1] Head played in the singles event won a match to Robbyn Hermitage of Canada in the first round, but was defeated by Chan Ya-lin of Chinese Taipei in the second round. In the doubles event she teamed-up with Kellie Lucas, the duo were defeated in the first round to Thai pair Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn and Saralee Thungthongkam.[2][3] Head was part of the South Australian team, and represented Australia in 1998, 2002 Uber Cup, and 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] Head has a Bachelor of Management and a Masters in Sport Management, and work as manager, physical activity, sport and healthy eating at VicHealth.[5]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Suva, Fiji	Nicole Gordon	4–7, 7–4, 3–7, 5–7	Bronze
1999	Brisbane, Australia	Rhona Robertson	2–11, 5–11	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brisbane, Australia	Kate Wilson-Smith	Li Feng Tammy Jenkins	3–15, 5–15	Bronze

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Altona International	Lenny Permana	0–7, 4–7, 2–7	Runner-up
2001	Australian International	Lenny Permana	3–7, 7–3, 3–7	Runner-up
2001	Hamilton International	Rhona Robertson	4–7, 2–7, 3–7	Runner-up
2001	North Harbour International	Rhona Robertson	0–7, 6–8, 8–7	Runner-up
2001	Manukau International	Rhona Robertson	7–0, 4–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2000	Tasmania International	Lenny Permana	3–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1999	Fiji International	Kellie Lucas	11–5, 11–5	Winner
1999	Waikato International	Rebecca Gordon	11–6, 8–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1998	New South Wales International	Li Feng	3–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1996	South Australia International	Jenny Gibson	9–11, 11–6, 11–6	Winner
1995	Australian International	Lisa Campbell	1–11, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Croatian International	Jane Crabtree	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	4–7, 3–7, 5–7	Runner-up
2000	Tasmania International	Kate Wilson-Smith	Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2000	Auckland International	Kate Wilson-Smith	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	4–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1999	Fiji International	Kellie Lucas	Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy	3–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1999	Wellington International	Kate Wilson-Smith	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	6–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1997	Victoria International	Katrina Mirkovic	Lisa Campbell Michaela Smith	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	South Australia International	Dawn Chambers	Jenny Gibson Lynda Graves	7–15, 3–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Rayoni Head". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "Rayoni Nelson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. "Badminton: Women's Top Eight to Do Battle Sunday". People's Daily. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
4. "Rayoni Nelson". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
5. "Rayoni Nelson". Our Sporting Future. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• Rayoni Head at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Rayoni Head at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)