Birthday profile

Joanne Goode

Joanne Goode, English badminton player

Born
November 17, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1972

About Joanne Goode

Joanne Gwendoline Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is an English badminton player. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Goode also won seven gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, a gold at the European Championships, and a silver at the World Championships. == Career == Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal. She also played in women's doubles with Donna Kellogg losing in the quarterfinals against Gao Ling and Qi Yiyuan. Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002. == Achievements == === Olympic Games === Mixed doubles === World Championships === Mixed doubles === World Cup === Women's doubles === Commonwealth Games === Women's doubles Mixed doubles === European Championships === Women's doubles Mixed doubles === European Junior Championships === Girls' doubles Mixed doubles === IBF World Grand Prix === The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. Women's doubles Mixed doubles === IBF International === Women's doubles Mixed doubles == Personal life == Joanne Wright married Andy Goode, an English badminton player who managed the British team in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. They have three children. Goode was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Joanne Goode timeline

  1. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer.
  2. Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002.
  3. Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal.

The world when Joanne Goode was born

Joanne Goode was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Joanne Goode's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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