Graham Henderson (badminton)

Graham Henderson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born29 August 1961[1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubSandelford BC, Coleraine
Alpha BC, Lisburn
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place2002men's doubles
Gold medal – first place1984–85, 1988, 1992mixed doubles

Graham Henderson (born 29 August 1961), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at three Commonwealth Games and was a five-time champion of Ireland.

Biography

Henderson was born on 29 August 1961 and came from a famous sporting family, his uncles George Henderson and Noel Henderson were both Irish badminton internationals, the latter also being a rugby international player. He was educated at University of Ulster, Jordanstown, where he graduated with a sports degree.[1] He was a member of the Sandelford Badminton Club in Coleraine[1] and Alpha Badminton Club of Lisburn[2] and gained Irish caps at U18 and U21 level.[1] His brother-in-law Scott Huey was another badminton international for Ireland.[1] Henderson represented Ulster at provincial level[3] and the all-Ireland team, making a full senior debut in 1984.[4]

He specialised in doubles play and partners included Eugene McKenna[5] and Bruce Topping in the men's doubles[3] and Jayne Plunkett[6] and Holly Lane and Nikki Lane in mixed doubles.[7]

Henderson represented the 1994 Northern Irish team[8] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,[9] where he competed in the badminton tournament.[10] At the Games he played singles and partnered Bruce Topping in the men's doubles and Jayne Plunkett in the mixed doubles.[1]

In August 1996 Henderson married Claire Russell.[11] He attended a second Commonwealth Games for the 1998 Northern Irish team[12] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in two events.[13]

By 1999 he had earned 50 international caps[7] and a third Commonwealth Games appearance ensued[14] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.[15]

He was a five-time Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles in 2002[16] and the mixed doubles in 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1992.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Graham faces top class Malaysians". Coleraine Times. 17 August 1994. p. 42. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Best ever Euro effort from Alpha". Ulster Star. 1 October 1999. p. 56. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Badminton". Belfast Telegraph. 9 February 1998. p. 23. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Graham Henderson". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 17 December 1997. p. 49. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Ulster duo set to clash in final". Belfast Telegraph. 30 January 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Graham back". Belfast Telegraph. 16 November 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 "Graham back". Ireland's Saturday Night. 20 November 1999. p. 25. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Who's going to the Games?". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 June 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "The best ever, says McColgan". Belfast News-Letter. 14 June 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Northern Ireland Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Henderson-Russell". Belfast Telegraph. 26 August 1996. p. 7. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Hot-shot Bobby misses party". Belfast News-Letter. 16 June 1998. p. 45. Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Northern Ireland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "NI Commonwealth squad revealed". BBC Sport. 5 June 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Manchester on their mind". Belfast News-Letter. 6 June 2002. p. 45. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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