Dave Colmer
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Q3. 1944[1] Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Steinberg BC | ||||||||||||||
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William David Colmer (born 1944) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a seven-times champion of Wales.
Biography
Colmer, from Whitchurch in Cardiff, was a member of the Steinberg Badminton Club[2] and represented Glamorgan at county level and Wales at international level.[3]
Colmer represented the Welsh team[4] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the badminton events.[5] He lost to Northern Ireland's Peter Moore in the singles[6][7] and the English pair David Eddy and Derek Talbot in the men's doubles (with Howard Jennings).[8]
Colmer was primarily a doubles player and partnered Howard Jennings[9] and Brian Jones in competition during his career.[10]
In December 1978 he earned his 50th cap for his country,[11] becoming the first Welshman to do so.[12]
Colmer was a seven-times champion of Wales in the men's doubles in 1967 and from 1975 to 1979 and in mixed doubles in 1971.[13]
References
- ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "The Welsh team". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Top Stars for Lisburn". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 9 January 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "NI Bowlers Bid For Silver Medal". Belfast Telegraph. 18 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "NI Bowlers are facing Fijians". Belfast Telegraph. 11 July 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Record entry in N.S. Badminton tournament". Staffordshire Sentinel. 31 January 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Top Stars for Lisburn". Belfast Telegraph. 15 March 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales get the hammer". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 December 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton Wales History". Welsh Badminton. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 24 February 2026.