Heather Dhondy

Heather was born in London in 1966. She lives in Dorset with her husband, Jeremy. Heather is a professional bridge player, teacher and writer. 

The highlights of Heather's international career occurred in 2008 and 2012 at the Mind Sports Games in Beijing and Lille where the England women won the Gold medal. She was also part of the winning England Women's team in the 2012 and 2016 European Championships, Great Britain's winning team in the 1997, 1999 and 2001 European Championships, the World Mixed Teams in Rhodes in 1996 and the European mixed teams in Antalya 2007.

Heather won the Silver medal in the Venice Cup in Bali in 2013, European Championships in 2014, and the European transnational Championships in 2007.

She won the bronze medal in the Venice Cup in 2015, 2019 and 2022, the Olympiad in Istanbul in 2004, the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, and the European transnational teams in 2023. 

In addition, she has won a record 13 Lady Milne trophies; eight of them partnering Sally Anoyrkatis, and five in partnership with Nicola Smith. 

Domestically, Heather won the Hubert Phillips Bowl in 1997, The Harold Poster Cup (Brighton pairs) in 2001, and has won  the Tollemache Cup twice.

Heather has served as a member of the EBU board, and Chair of the Laws & Ethics Committee, the Tournament Director Development Group and the EBU Selection Committee.

Last updated: August 2023

Read Heather's, A day in the life of... - October 2011

Gold Award winner: 2022
Diamond Award winner: 2018

Major International Appearances

Women's European Championships: 1997* 1999* 2001* 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012* 2014 2016* and 2018

Venice Cup: 1995 1997 2000 2001 2003 2005 2007 2011 2013, 2015 2019 and 2022

Women's World Olympiad: 1996 2000 2004 2008* 2012* and 2016 * = 1st place

Camrose trophy selections: 2015

Lady Milne Trophy Selections: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 and 2018

Brighton Pairs, Harold Poster Cup Winner: 2001

The Hubert Phillips Bowl Winner: 1997

Tollemache Cup winner: 2000 and 2017

Two Star Pairs: 2019