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Badminton Canada
Badminton Canada is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Canada. The association is composed of 13 member associations representing all of the provinces and territories of Canada. History The association was founded as Canadian Badminton Association in 1921 by representatives from badminton clubs across Canada. The next year, the first ever national championships was held in Montreal. It changed its name to Badminton Canada in 1989. Tournaments * Canada Open, an open tournament part of BWF Tour Super 100. * Canadian International, discontinued since 2013. * Canadian National Badminton Championships Hall of Fame Builders * Pal Chawla * Bert Fergus * Jack MacDonald *Wayne Macdonnell * Jim Powell *Dorothy Tinline *David Waddell Coaches * John Gilbert *Channarong Ratanaseangsuang * Abdul Shaikh Officials *Jim Lynch *Jean-Guy Poitras Players *Claire Backhouse-Sharpe * Mike Butler *Denyse Julien *Wayne Macdonnell *Jamie Paulson *Marjory Shedd * Jack Underhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and headquarters to the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Canada's government, including the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister. Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Macdonnell
Wayne Macdonnell (born June 28, 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian badminton player. He was a dominant figure in Canadian badminton in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in the men's singles events. He remained a top ranked badminton player for eighteen years. Macdonnell won five British Columbia Provincial Championships in the singles category, in 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1967. He also won three men's doubles championships, in 1962, 1966, and 1975. Wayne Macdonnell won the Canada National Championship for the first time in 1962, at the age of 21; he won this title again in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967, setting an undefeated record of six consecutive titles in the singles competition. He also won the men´s doubles event in 1963, playing together with Bert Fergus. From 1962 to 1967, Macdonnell competed in an average of ten to twelve tournaments per year (about 65 tournaments) without losing a match against any other Canadian player. Between 1958 and 1975, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjory Shedd
Marjory Shedd (March 17, 1926 – May 10, 2008) was a world-class Canadian badminton player who won numerous titles from the early 1950s to the early 1970s. Shedd won a total of 23 Canadian National Championships (6 in singles, 12 in women's doubles, and 5 in mixed doubles), as well as several Canadian Open Championships, between 1953 and 1972. These wins, along with her 44 provincial titles, earned her more badminton titles than any other Canadian in history. She was one of only a few women to defeat the great U.S. player Margaret Varner in singles competition during the late 1950s, and twice reached the semifinal of women's singles at the All England Championships, then considered the unofficial world championship of the sport. Shedd played on six consecutive Canadian Uber Cup (women's international) teams between 1956 and 1972."Canada defeats U.S.", ''Badminton USA'', March 1972, 4,5. A gifted all-around athlete, Shedd was also a member of two national championship basketball t ... [...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] |
Denyse Julien
Denyse Julien (born July 22, 1960, in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former badminton player from Canada noted for her versatility and longevity. Career Between 1981 and 2004 Julien won a record 31 Canadian National Championship events, thirteen in singles, eight in women's doubles, and ten in mixed doubles. She also captured five events at the Canadian Open Championships, including women's singles in 1989. Julien earned four individual medals at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. These include a silver medal in singles (1990), and a silver (1986) and two bronzes (1990, 1994) in women's doubles. Julien's record in another quadrennial competition, the Pan American Games, has been particularly noteworthy. A few months shy of her 35th birthday she won all three events at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1995 when badminton was introduced into these Games. She won medals in each event at the next competition in Winnipeg in 1999, and a silver in women's doubles and a gold in mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Butler (badminton)
Michael Butler may refer to: *Michael Butler (computer scientist), professor of computer science at the University of Southampton, UK *Sir Michael Butler (diplomat) (1927–2013), former British ambassador to the EEC * Michael Butler (musician) (born 1961), musician and podcaster * Michael Butler (politician), Canadian politician *Michael Butler (producer) (1926–2022), American theatrical producer * Michael Butler (soccer) (born 1976), Liberian retired professional soccer player * Michael E. Butler (1855–1926), American politician from New York * Michael Butler (Missouri politician) * Mick Butler (Dublin hurler) (1916–1987), Irish hurling player * Mick Butler (footballer) (born 1951), English footballer *Mick Butler (Wexford hurler) Mick Butler (born 1950 in Boolavogue, County Wexford) is an Irish former hurler. He played for his local club Buffer's Alley and was a member of the Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Backhouse-Sharpe
Claire Backhouse-Sharpe ( Backhouse; born May 13, 1958) is a Canadian badminton player and coach. Between 1978 and 1994, she competed in five editions of the Commonwealth Games for Canada, winning a single gold medal and five silver medals. Backhouse-Sharpe also participated in the World Badminton Championships and Uber Cup on five occasions each as part of the Canada national badminton team. She won multiple national and regional titles and was assistant coach and manager of the British Columbia Badminton team at the 1994 Canada Winter Games and the 1995 Western Canada Games. Backhouse-Sharpe was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Badminton Canada Hall of Fame. Personal background On May 13, 1958, Backhouse-Sharpe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and her hometown was listed as Burnaby. She is the grand daughter of a squash player who won the British Open Squash Championship, and a tennis player who played at Wimbledon. Backhouse-Sharpe att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Guy Poitras
Jean-Guy Poitras is a Canadian badminton referee, originally from Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in northwest New Brunswick. He is a professor of physical education at the Edmundston Campus of the University of Moncton and was Dean there from 1996 to 2001. He has been involved in badminton since the 1970s and has refereed more than 600 international matches, including those in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References https://web.archive.org/web/20110614132557/http://www.nbsportshalloffame.nb.ca/sports/fr/membres/voir_membre.aspx?id=191 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Badminton in Canada People from Madawaska County, New Brunswick {{canada-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lynch (badminton)
James Robert Lynch (August 28, 1945 – July 21, 2022) was an American football linebacker who played in both the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he was named an All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992. Early life Lynch was born in Lima, Ohio. He graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School in 1963. Lynch played for the football and basketball teams. College career Lynch played college football at the University of Notre Dame. Leading the Fighting Irish in tackles with 108 in 1965 and 106 in 1966, he was the defensive captain of the national champion 1966 Irish team. He received the Maxwell Award as the nation's best college football player in 1966. He was also a unanimous All-American selection that year. Professional career The Kansas City Chiefs sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Shaikh
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , ', usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid'', which means "servant of The Praised" (God). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the". Spelling variations Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channarong Ratanaseangsuang
Channarong Ratanaseangsuang (born 1939), also known as Ratana, is a former badminton player and coach who represented both Thailand and Canada in international competition. Career With a game marked by impressive mobility and consistency, during the 1960s he rated among the world's elite singles players. He reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1963, the semifinals in both 1964 and 1965, and won the open championships of Canada (1964, 1965) and the United States (1964, 1968). Channarong played a leading role on the Thai Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1961 and 1964 that finished second and third in the world respectively.Herbert Scheele, ''The International badminton Federation Handbook for 1967'' (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd.,1967) 79 - 87. In the mid-1960s he moved from Thailand to North America, settling permanently in Canada after studying in the US. As a player-coach he represented Canada in three Thomas Cup campaigns (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilbert (badminton)
John Gilbert may refer to: Religion *John Gilbert (bishop of St David's) (died 1397), Bishop of Hereford, 1375–1389 *John Gilbert (archbishop of York) (1693–1761), Archbishop of York Sports *Brian Gilbert (tennis) (John Brian Gilbert, 1887–1974), British tennis player *John Gilbert (cricketer, born 1910) (1910–1992), English cricketer * John Gilbert (cricketer, born 1816) (1816–1887), English cricketer *John Gilbert (baseball) (1864–1903), Major League Baseball shortstop * John Gilbert (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s Politicians * John Gilbert (MP for Derby), see Derby *John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert (1927–2013), British Labour Party politician *John Gilbert (Canadian politician) (1921–2006), NDP MP from Ontario * John I. Gilbert (1837–1904), New York politician *John Gilbert (alderman) (1871–1934), chairman of the London County Council Others *John Gilbert (agent) (1724–1795), land agent and engineer *John Gibbs Gilbert (1810–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
