Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks
Gillian Perrin in 1969
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornGillian Perrin
20 June 1950 (1950-06-20) (age 75)
Surrey, England
Sport
CountryEngland
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byMike Goodwin, H Ian Palmer
Highest ranking1 (1978)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles
Representing  England
World Championships
1977 Malmö Women's singles
1977 Malmö Mixed doubles
1983 Copenhagen Women's doubles
1987 Beijing Mixed doubles
World Cup
1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
1983 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
1984 Jakarta Women's doubles
1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles
1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Uber Cup
1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch Women's doubles
1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles
1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles
1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles
European Championships
1972 Karlskrona Women's doubles
1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
1974 Vienna Women's singles
1974 Vienna Women's doubles
1974 Vienna Mixed doubles
1976 Dublin Women's singles
1976 Dublin Women's doubles
1976 Dublin Mixed doubles
1982 Böblingen Women's doubles
1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles
1984 Preston Mixed doubles
1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles
1972 Karlskrona Women's singles
1968 Bochum Women's doubles
1968 Bochum Mixed doubles
1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles
1984 Preston Women's doubles
1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
1972 Karlskrona Mixed team
1974 Vienna Mixed team
1982 Böblingen Mixed team
1984 Preston Mixed team
1976 Dublin Mixed team
1986 Uppsala Mixed team

Gillian M. Gilks MBE (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin; born 20 June 1950) is an English former badminton player who won numerous major titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s. Gilks was the first ever women's singles world number one in the first IBF world ranking release in 1978.