Beth Palmer
Mary "Beth" Palmer (born August 14, 1952) is an American bridge player from Silver Spring, Maryland. She is an attorney. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets (summer and October), she ranked 23rd among 73 living Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 19th by placing points that do not decay over time.
At the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, December 2011, Palmer and Lynn Deas won the "Pairs Women" gold medal. Not a world championship meet, the SportAccord WMG invited 24 women from Great Britain, France, China, and the U.S. to compete in three small tournaments as four national teams, twelve pairs, and 24 individuals. The six U.S. women also won the Teams gold medal.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (26)
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1985
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1983, 1985
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1987, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2012
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (8) 1985, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (5) 1992, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1982, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2006
Runners-up
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