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1968 All England Badminton Championships ...
The 1968 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 19–23 March 1968. Final results Muljadi was formerly known as Ang Tjin Siang. Mary O'Sullivan married and became Mary Bryan. Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 + Denotes seed Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 All England Badminton Championships ...
The 1967 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 15 to 19 March 1967. Final results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Whetnall
Susan Whetnall (born 11 December 1942 in Swanley, née Susan Pound) is a former English badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. She was married to another English former international player, Paul Whetnall, from 1968 until his death in May 2014. Badminton career All England Whetnall shared three women's doubles titles (1969, 1970, 1976) and two mixed doubles titles (1968, 1974) at the All-England Championships which was then considered the world's most prestigious tournament for individual players. Commonwealth Games She represented England and won a gold medal and bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she won two more medals at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. European Championships Whetnall won five gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elo Hansen
Elo Hansen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won international titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. Career Hansen won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Per Walsøe and the silver medal in singles in the same tournament. He was a singles silver medalist again at the European Championships in 1976. A highly impressive shotmaker, Hansen played in four consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark, ( '66–'67, '69–'70, '72–'73, '75–'76), but never overtook his contemporary, Svend Pri, as Denmark's leading player of that era. Hansen's international singles titles included the French Open (1969), the Dutch Open (1970), the Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Braun
Willi Braun is a retired male badminton player from Germany. Career A doubles specialist noted for his ability to "cut off" the shuttle in the forecourt, Braun won the gold medal at the 1972 and 1974 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Roland Maywald.http://sports123.com/bad/me-d.html Sports 123 They also won a bronze medal in 1972 Munich Olympic Games The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... when badminton was played as a demonstration sport and reached the semifinal of the All-England Championships on three occasions. He also won the U.S. Open men's doubles title in 1976 with Maywald. Braun won the German national men's doubles title five times, four times with Maywald and once with Franz Beinvogel. References External links * German male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punch Gunalan
Datuk Punch Gunalan (4 February 1944 – 15 August 2012) was a Malaysian badminton player, who achieved success in both singles and doubles competitions. Badminton career Gunalan was a talented right-hander who spent what might have been some of the best years of his playing career competing only sporadically as a student in England. In early 70s, Gunalan and his partner, Ng Boon Bee became the leading men's doubles team in the world. They captured gold at the biennial Asian Games (1970), at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games (1970), and at the Asian Championships (1969). They captured the venerable All England title in 1971. Though perhaps less consistent in singles than he was in doubles, Gunalan was capable of playing it at the highest level. He reached the All-England singles final in 1974, losing in three close sets to the iconic Rudy Hartono. He also helped Malaysia reach the Thomas Cup final in 1970. He is the only Malaysian to capture gold medals in both men's single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian White (badminton)
Brian White may refer to: * Brian White (British politician) (1957–2016), former British Labour Party Member of Parliament * Brian White (Canadian politician) (born 1951), former Canadian Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament * Brian White (cartoonist) (1902–1984), British cartoonist famous for 'The Nipper' * Brian White (cricketer) (born 1944), former English cricketer * Brian White (ice hockey) (born 1976), American ice hockey player * Brian White (mathematician), professor at Stanford University * Brian White (soccer) (born 1996), American soccer player * Brian J. White (born 1975), actor on TV series ''The Shield'' and film ''The Game Plan'' * W. Brian White W. Brian White (born July 20, 1967) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 6th District, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican party. White was unseated by Republic ... (born 1967), American politician in the South Carolina House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svend Pri
Svend Pri (earlier Svend Andersen; March 18, 1945 – June 8, 1983) was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major titles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. Career His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astuteness. Pri competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where badminton was played as a demonstration sport. In men's singles he was defeated in the final by Rudy Hartono 15-6, 15-1. In mixed doubles he played together with Ulla Strand and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks 15-6, 18-16. An excellent three event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) player, the high points of his career were probably two dramatic singles victories over the iconic Rudy Hartono, one in the Challenge Round of Thomas Cup (Denmark v. Indonesia) in 1973, the other in the final of the All-Englands in 1975. He won a silver medal in the 1977 IBF World Championships The 1977 IBF World Championships were held in Malmö, Sweden in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yew Chen Hok
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'': * European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'') * Pacific yew or western yew ('' Taxus brevifolia'') * Canadian yew (''Taxus canadensis'') * Chinese yew ('' Taxus chinensis'') * Japanese yew ('' Taxus cuspidata'') * Florida yew ('' Taxus floridana'') * Mexican yew (''Taxus globosa'') * Sumatran yew (''Taxus sumatrana'') * Himalayan yew (''Taxus wallichiana'') * ''Taxus masonii'' (Eocene fossil yew) It is also used for any of various coniferous plants in the families Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae: * White-berry yew (''Pseudotaxus chienii'') * New Caledonian yew or southern yew (''Austrotaxus spicata'') * Catkin-yew (''Amentotaxus sp.'') * Plum-yew (''Cephalotaxus sp.'') Various coniferous plants in the family Podocarpaceae, superficially similar to other yews, are also known by this name: * Prince Albert's yew (''Saxegothaea c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorgen Mortensen
Jorgen may refer to: *Jørgen, a Scandinavian masculine given name *Jörgen Jörgen is a village in the municipality of Tieschen in the ''District (Austria), Bezirk'' of Südoststeiermark District, Südoststeiermark in the Styria, Federal State of Styria in Austria. Its population was 159 in 2016. Jörgen is known for ..., an Austrian village * Jörgen (name), a Scandinavian masculine given name {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Paulson
Jamie Paulson (born April 26, 1948) is a Canadian former badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. In 1970 he won the men's singles at the quadrennial 1970 British Commonwealth Games making him the only Canadian to do so. He was the flag bearer for Canada at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch where he finished second to Malaysia's Punch Gunalan. Paulson won men's singles and men's doubles with Yves Pare at the Canadian Open in 1973,Doris L. Smith, "Twinkle twinkle", ''Badminton USA'', May 1973, 12. and repeated in men's singles in 1974. He was a leading player on Canadian Thomas Cup (men's international) team that reached the inter-zone playoffs in 1970 and 1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sture Johnsson
Sture Johnsson (born 1945) is a retired badminton player from Sweden who won numerous Swedish national and international men's singles titles. His game was characterized by impressive stamina and mobility, and a powerful overhead smash. Career Johnsson won men's singles at the first European Badminton Championships in 1968. He eventually won three singles titles at this biennial event (1968, 1970 and 1974), a total bested only by Peter Gade in the early 2000s. He won the World Invitational Championships in 1971 held in Glasgow and reached the semifinals of men's singles at the All-England Championships on four occasions and was one of only a very few players to beat Rudy Hartono in tournament play during Hartono's prime (semifinals of 1973 German Open). Johnsson was a member of six consecutive Swedish Thomas Cup teams between 1963 and 1979. He also competed at the first ever IBF World Championships in Malmö, in 1977, and was defeated in quarterfinals by the eventual cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten Winter
Thorsten (Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was ''Þórsteinn''. It is a compound of the theonym ''Þór'' (''Thor'') and ''steinn'' "stone", which became ''Thor'' and ''sten'' in Old Danish and Old Swedish. The name is one of a group of Old Norse names containing the theonym ''Thor'', besides other such as ''Þórarin, Þórhall, Þórkell, Þórfinnr, Þórvald, Þórvarðr, Þórolf'', most of which, however, do not survive as modern names given with any frequency. The name is attested in medieval Iceland, e.g. Þorsteinn rauður Ólafsson (c. 850 – 880), Þōrsteinn Eirīkssonr (late 10th century), and in literature such as ''Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar''. The Old English equivalent of the Scandinavian and Norman name is ''Thurstan'', attested after the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century as the name of a medieval archbishop of York (died 1140), of an abbot of Pershore (1080s) and of an abbot of Glaston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
