John Scott (badminton)
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | born c.1954[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | St.Polycarp BC Alpha BC, Lisburn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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John R. Scott (born c.1954), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and was a seven-time champion of Ireland.
Biography
Scott was a member of the St. Polycarp Badminton Club and then the Alpha Badminton Club in Lisburn.[1] In 1975, when a bank clerk in Finaghy, he also played association football for Crusaders F.C. before deciding to concentrate solely on badminton.[2]
He represented Ulster at the provincial level[3] and although primarily a singles player, he also played doubles and partners included Frazer Evans,[4] Barbara Beckett and Dorothy Cunningham.[5]
In 1977 he was the number one ranked singles player in Ireland[6] and the following year he represented the Northern Irish team at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[7] where he competed in the four events.[8] Scott retired from international competition after the 1978 Games.[9]
He was a seven-times Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the singles in 1977, doubles in 1976 and 1977 and the mixed doubles four times.[10][11][12]
He was also twice mixed doubles champion at the Irish Open with Barbara Beckett in 1976 and 1977.
References
- 1 2 "John Scott". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 December 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Crusaders pivot tops as badminton star". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 October 1975. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton National Places At Stake". Derry Journal. 14 October 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Irish team an all Ulster one". Belfast Telegraph. 23 January 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "John Scott - Dorothy Cunningham". Ireland's Saturday Night. 31 December 1977. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bosco Badminton - John Scott plays". Newry Reporter. 22 September 1977. p. 43. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Julie (13) for Games". Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Top stars head for the Wesley Hall". Ulster Star. 25 January 1980. p. 44. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.