David Geddes (badminton)

David Geddes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1970-09-25) 25 September 1970
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubAlpha BC, Lisburn

David John Geddes also known as DJ Geddes (born 25 September 1970), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Geddes was a member of the Alpha Badminton Club in Lisburn and won the 1991 Irish Junior Championship doubles partnering Ian Plunkett.[1] He represented Ulster at provincial level[2] and the all-Ireland team at international level.[3]

Geddes specialised in doubles play and partners included George Stephens[4] and Graham Henderson in the men's doubles[5]

He represented the 1998 Northern Irish team[6] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[7] where he competed in badminton tournament.[8] He attended a second Commonwealth Games, competing for the 2002 Northern Irish team[9][10] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England,[11] where he competed in the singles and doubles (the latter with Bruce Topping.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "David, Ian In Shock". Belfast News-Letter. 14 January 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Topping tops list". Belfast Telegraph. 6 January 1998. p. 24. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Badminton". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 17 January 1991. p. 26. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Alpha win Ireland opener". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 January 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 27 November 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Hot-shot Bobby misses party". Belfast News-Letter. 16 June 1998. p. 45. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Leslie lays down his Games plan". Ireland's Saturday Night. 28 April 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Northern Ireland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "NI Commonwealth squad revealed". BBC Sport. 5 June 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Leslie lays down his Games plan". Ireland's Saturday Night. 28 April 2001. p. 12. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Manchester on their mind". Belfast News-Letter. 6 June 2002. p. 45. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Northern Ireland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
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