Victoria Wright (badminton)

Bulgarian-French badminton player Badminton player

Victoria Wright (born Victoria Hristova; 1 May 1974) is a former Bulgarian badminton player, and later represented France. She competed for Bulgaria at the first edition of the badminton at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In Bulgaria, she won nine times National Championships title, 4 in the women's singles and 5 in the women's doubles event. She competed for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with the former Bulgarian player Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32. Wright won the French National Championships title, 2 times in the women's doubles event partnered with Tatiana Vattier, and 3 in the mixed doubles event with Stoyanov.

Achievements

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Bulgarian International	Neli Nedjalkova	11–4, 5–11, 1–0 retired	Winner
1996	Romanian International	Raina Tzvetkova	11–4, 11–1	Winner
1997	Bulgarian International	Anne Gibson	1–9, 5–9, 3–9	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Bulgarian International	Dimitrinka Dimitrova	Neli Nedjalkova Reni Asenova	Walkover	Winner
1996	Romanian International	Raina Tzvetkova	Cristina Savulescu Daniela Timofte	15–3, 15–4	Winner
1997	Bulgarian International	Raina Tzvetkova	Dimitrinka Dimitrova Dobrinka Smilianova		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Romanian International	Mihail Popov	Svetoslav Stoyanov Raina Tzvetkova	2–15, 17–14, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Bulgarian International	Mihail Popov	Svetoslav Stoyanov Raina Tzvetkova	4–9, 5–9, 4–9	Runner-up
2003	Slovak International	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Alexandr Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2004	Dutch International	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Tommy Sørensen Britta Andersen	8–15, 15–8, 15–8	Winner
2004	Croatian International	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Rasmus Mangor Andersen Helle Nielsen	15–12, 15–7	Winner