Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Milton Keynes, ENG |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Shopping, walking her dog Bowser, reading, watching TV. (badmintonengland.co.uk, 29 Mar 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the mixed doubles competition at the 2013 Hong Kong Superseries and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (badmintonengland.co.uk, 29 Mar 2016; bwfbadminton.org, 31 May 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I went along with my sister to the badminton club at school then became a full-time player straight from school at 16." |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To win a gold medal with her mixed doubles partner Chris Adcock at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, 13 Feb 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Peter Jeffrey [national], GBR; Julian Robertson [national], GBR; Jakob Hoi [national], DEN |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing at age seven. |
International Debut |
Year |
2007 |
Competing for |
England |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her husband Chris Adcock is her badminton mixed doubles partner. (leicestermercury.co.uk, 14 Mar 2016) |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (bwfbadminton.org, 31 May 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
She trains at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes, England. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Gabby (bbc.co.uk, 26 Oct 2014) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?" (Twitter profile, 12 Jun 2014) |
Other information |
NATIONAL FIRST She and her partner Chris Adcock became the first Britons to win a World Superseries title, winning the mixed doubles at the 2015 World Superseries Finals in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The pair also became the first husband and wife duo to win Commonwealth mixed doubles gold, winning gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Dec 2015; telegraph.co.uk, 03 Aug 2014)
HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM She and her husband Chris are mixed doubles partners and believe teaming up strengthens their marriage and makes them better as a badminton team, despite questions by some people about how it could negatively affect their marriage. “People say that to us all the time [about it negatively affecting their marriage] but the fact is we were in a partnership on court long before we were in one off court, so we're well used to it. There's rarely any blame. We know we're both trying hard enough," says Chris. "It would feel unusual not to play with each other. We know what to say, more importantly, we know what not to say." (telegraph.co.uk, 02 Jan 2016)
TATTOOS She enjoys adorning her body with tattoos, including one of her wedding date to Chris Adcock, a tattoo he shares. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Dec 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Chris Adcock [2013] |
Other names |
Gabrielle White |