# Kara Solmundson

Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1974) 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 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 works as a physician at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre.

## Achievements
### Pan American Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Winnipeg, Canada | Charmaine Reid | 11–3, 4–11, 9–11 | Bronze |

### Pan Am Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Winnipeg, Canada | Denyse Julien | 9–11, 4–11 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Lima, Peru | Mike Beres | Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier | 7–0, 4–7, 7–4, –7, –7 | Bronze |
| 1997 | Winnipeg, Canada | Mike Beres | Iain Sydie Denyse Julien | 14–17, 8–15 | Silver |

### IBF International

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Polish Open | Kamila Augustyn | 5–7, 7–3, 4–7, 4–7 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Mexico International | Ling Wan Ting | 8–11, 11–4, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Irish International | Anu Weckström | 7–3, 1–7, 7–2, 7–5 | Winner |
| 1999 | Jamaica International | Adrienn Kocsis | 11–4, 11–0 | Winner |
| 1999 | Argentina International | Anu Weckström | 11–6, 11–6 | Winner |
| 1999 | Brazil International | Anu Weckström | 10–13, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Canada Open | Charmaine Reid | 1–11, 4–11, 10–13 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Carebaco International | Charmaine Reid | 11–7, 11–5 | Winner |
| 1999 | Peru International | Jody Patrick | 1–11, 11–2, 11–9 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Jamaica International | Adrienn Kocsis | Shackerah Cupidon Nigella Saunders | 13–15, 15–7, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Peru International | Charmaine Reid | Lotta Andersson Christina Sørensen | 15–2, 15–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Polish Open | Mike Beres | Robert Mateusiak Paulina Matusewicz | 1–7, 7–4, 7–3, 7–1 | Winner |
| 2001 | Welsh International | Mike Beres | Nikolaj Zuev Marina Yakusheva | 1–7, 7–5, 1–7 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Waitakere International | Mike Beres | Albertus Susanto Njoto Chan Mei Mei | 15–8, 11–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Chile International | Mike Beres | José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco | 15–9, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2000 | Peru International | Mike Beres | Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar | 15–1, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2000 | Croatian International | Mike Beres | Björn Siegemund Karen Neumann | 15–1, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2000 | Cuba International | Mike Beres | Norio Imai Chikako Nakayama | 4–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Canadian International | Mike Beres | Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator | 12–15, 15–12, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Mexico International | Mike Beres | Hugo Rodrigues Ana Ferreira | 15–8, 15–2, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1999 | Guatemala International | Mike Beres | José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco | 15–12, 10–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Jamaica International | Mike Beres | Mario Carulla Adrienn Kocsis | 15–4, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1999 | Brazil International | Mike Beres | William Milroy Milaine Cloutier | 15–4, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1999 | Carebaco International | Mike Beres | Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage | 15–8, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1999 | Peru International | Mike Beres | Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage | 15–11, 8–15, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1998 | Peru International | Mike Beres | Iain Sydie Charmaine Reid | 7–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Spanish International | Mike Beres | Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Middlemiss | 8–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |