Fiona Sneddon
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1981[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lochgelly | |||||||||||||||||
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Fiona Sneddon (born 7 August 1981) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Sneddon was born in 1981 and was from Lochgelly in Fife.[1][2]
She attended Lochgelly High School and was coached by Bruce Flockhart. She was the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Uber Cup.[3] Sneddon was based in Lochgelly[4] and represented Scotland at international level.[5]
Sneddon had just turned 17,[6] when she represented the Scottish team[7] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she competed in the badminton events.[8]
In October 1998 she became the first Scottish player to win the Danish Junior Open singles.[9] Sneddon represented the Scottish team again[10] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the badminton events,[11] winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team.[12]
She was twice singles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships in 2000 and 2003.[13][14]
References
- 1 2 "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 31 October 1998. p. 56. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 7 February 1998. p. 60. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 July 1999. p. 59. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scots lose out". The Scotsman. 7 October 1999. p. 32. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 January 1999. p. 56. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sneddon Scots first". The Scotsman. 12 October 1998. p. 29. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.