Career
Bainbridge spurred public attention on her senior debut at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South of Korea, where she shared bronze medals with the Netherlands" Luttikhuis Oude in the women"s 67-kg division. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Bainbridge qualified for Team Great Britain"s taekwondo squad in the women"s welterweight class (67 kg). Earlier in the process, she finished second behind Croatia"s Sandra Šarić from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan to assure a spot on the British Olympic team
Bainbridge produced a cautious fight against the Netherlands" Charmie Sobers during her opening bout, resulting in a defeat by just a single-point deficit with a narrow record of 6–7.
