Kara Solmundson


Kara Solmundson is a Canadian badminton player. She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002. She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games. Solmundson was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games in the women's singles event.

Personal life

Solmundson graduated from the Kelvin High School in her hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1992. She then continued her education in University of Manitoba and received Medical Doctor degree. Following the conclusion of family medicine residency at University of British Columbia, she completed a clinical sport and exercise medicine fellowship through UBC and earned a Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine diploma. She also pursuing her master's degree in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Solmundson now work as a physician at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1999Winnipeg, Canada Charmaine Reid11–3, 4–11, 9–11 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Wome's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1997Winnipeg, Canada Denyse Julien9–11, 4–11 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Lima, Peru Mike Beres Keith Chan
Milaine Cloutier		7–0, 4–7, 7–4, –7, –7 Bronze
1997Winnipeg, Canada Mike Beres Iain Sydie
Denyse Julien		14–17, 8–15 Silver

IBF International

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002Polish Open Kamila Augustyn5–7, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7 Runner-up
1999Mexico International Ling Wan Ting8–11, 11–4, 7–11 Runner-up
2001Irish International Anu Weckström7–3, 1–7, 7–2, 7–5 Winner
1999Jamaica International Adrienn Kocsis11–4, 11–0 Winner
1999Argentina International Anu Weckström11–6, 11–6 Winner
1999Brazil International Anu Weckström10–13, 9–11 Runner-up
1999Canada Open Charmaine Reid1–11, 4–11, 10–13 Runner-up
1999Carebaco International Charmaine Reid11–7, 11–5 Winner
1999Peru International Jody Patrick1–11, 11–2, 11–9 Winner

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Jamaica International Adrienn Kocsis Shackerah Cupidon
Nigella Saunders		13–15, 15–7, 8–15 Runner-up
1998Peru International Charmaine Reid Lotta Andersson
Christina Sørensen		15–2, 15–11 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Polish Open Mike Beres Robert Mateusiak
Paulina Matusewicz		1–7, 7–4, 7–3, 7–1 Winner
2001Welsh International Mike Beres Nikolaj Zuev
Marina Yakusheva		1–7, 7–5, 1–7 Runner-up
2000Waitakere International Mike Beres Albertus Susanto Njoto
Chan Mei Mei		15–8, 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2000Chile International Mike Beres José Antonio Crespo
Dolores Marco		15–9, 15–10 Winner
2000Peru International Mike Beres Andrej Pohar
Maja Pohar		15–1, 15–10 Winner
2000Croatian International Mike Beres Björn Siegemund
Karen Neumann		15–1, 15–11 Winner
2000Cuba International Mike Beres Norio Imai
Chikako Nakayama		4–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2000Canadian International Mike Beres Peter Blackburn
Rhonda Cator		12–15, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up
1999Mexico International Mike Beres Hugo Rodrigues
Ana Ferreira		15–8, 15–2, 15–4 Winner
1999Guatemala International Mike Beres José Antonio Crespo
Dolores Marco		15–12, 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1999Jamaica International Mike Beres Mario Carulla
Adrienn Kocsis		15–4, 15–5 Winner
1999Brazil International Mike Beres William Milroy
Milaine Cloutier		15–4, 15–12 Winner
1999Carebaco International Mike Beres Brent Olynyk
Robbyn Hermitage		15–8, 15–6 Winner
1999Peru International Mike Beres Brent Olynyk
Robbyn Hermitage		15–11, 8–15, 15–5 Winner
1998Peru International Mike Beres Iain Sydie
Charmaine Reid		7–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1997Spanish International Mike Beres Kenny Middlemiss
Elinor Middlemiss		8–15, 4–15 Runner-up