Sue Brimble

Sue Brimble
née Hughes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc. 1950[1]
Cwmbran, Wales
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubCwmbran BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place1974, 1976–1980Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1977singles
Welsh International
Gold medal – first place1975Women's doubles

Susan Brimble née Hughes (born c. 1950) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at two Commonwealth Games and is a seven-times champion of Wales.

Biography

Hughes was from Cwmbran[2] and represented Wales at international level.[3][4]

She represented the Welsh team[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she competed in the badminton events.[6] In December 1970 she married John Brimble and competed under married name thereafter.[7]

She was a doubles specialist and paired up with Julie Stockden[8] and Linda Blake in the women's doubles[9] and in mixed doubles, her partners included Brian Jones and Phil Sutton during her career.[10] In 1975 she won the Welsh International with another partner Angela Dickson.

Brimble went to a second Commonwealth Games when selected as part of the Welsh team for the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada.[11] In 1981 she won the Gwent Championships mixed doubles with Phil Sutton.[12]

She earned 63 caps for her country, being the first Welsh woman to earn 50 caps[13] and was a seven-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Wales in Bid For No 7 Spot". South Wales Echo. 19 January 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Top Stars for Lisburn". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 9 January 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Ireland lose 7-0 to Scots". Belfast Telegraph. 8 March 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 July 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "The Nelson touch will be missing". North Wales Weekly News. 4 November 1982. p. 43. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Things look good for Irish". Belfast Telegraph. 8 November 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Gala For Some Likely Golds?". Port Talbot Guardian. 9 March 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Ebbw Vales's Phil Sutton". Gwent Gazette. 29 October 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Badminton Wales History". Welsh Badminton. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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