Rikki Keag

Rikki Keag
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1961[1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubAlpha BC, Lisburn
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place1982, 85, 88men's doubles
Gold medal – first place1986mixed doubles

Rikki Keag (born c.1961), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at two Commonwealth Games and was a four-time champion of Ireland.

Biography

Keag attended Friends' School, Lisburn and was a member of the Alpha Badminton Club in Lisburn.[2]

Keag was a doubles specialist and partners included his brother-in-law Bill Thompson,[3] Liam McKenna and Peter Ferguson in men's doubles.[4]

Keag represented the 1986 Northern Irish team[5] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[6] where he competed in the three events.[7] He went to a second Commonwealth Games after being selected for the 1986 Northern Irish team[8] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[9] where he competed in three events.[10]

Keag was a four-time Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles in 1982, 1985 and 1988[11] and the mixed doubles with Ann Stephens in 1986.[12]

He retired from badminton in 1989, partly due to a persistent back injury.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Friend's team loses final". Ulster Star. 23 June 1973. p. 42. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Amsterdam call for Alpha five". Ulster Star. 26 February 1988. p. 65. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Thompson's award". Belfast News-Letter. 2 June 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 15 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 December 1987. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "The Team". Belfast News-Letter. 17 June 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Games Judo Team Named". Belfast News-Letter. 18 June 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Moss for New Zealand". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 20 September 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Lisburn stars get a Games green light". Ulster Star. 22 September 1989. p. 54. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Northern Ireland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rikki Keag - Razor sharp refelexes and a joy to behold on the court". Northern Ireland World. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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