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New Zealand National Badminton Championships
New Zealand National Badminton Championships are officially held since the year 1927. Past winners References1927–1964 External links Badminton New Zealand {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in New Zealand National badminton championships Recurring sporting events established in 1927 1927 establishments in New Zealand National championships in New Zealand, Badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive L
Clive is a name. People and fictional characters with the name include: People Given name * Clive Allen (born 1961), English football player * Clive Anderson (born 1952), British television, radio presenter, comedy writer and former barrister * Clive Barker (born 1952), English writer, film director and visual artist * Clive Barker (artist, born 1940), British pop artist * Clive Barker (soccer) (born 1944), South African coach * Clive Barnes (1927–2008), English writer and critic, dance and theater critic for ''The New York Times'' * Clive Bell (1881–1964), English art critic * Clive Brook (1887–1974), British film actor * Clive Burr (1957–2013), British musician, former drummer with Iron Maiden * Clive Campbell (footballer), New Zealand footballer in the 1970s and early '80s * Clive Campbell (born 1955), Jamaican-born DJ with the stage name DJ Kool Herc * Clive Clark (golfer) (born 1945), English golfer * Clive Clark (footballer) (1940–2014), English former footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Glenie
Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvis Costello * "Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)", a 1993 single by Jordy * "Alison", 1994 single by Slowdive Places * Alison, New South Wales, suburb of the Central Coast region in NSW, Australia * Alison Sound, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Point Alison, Alberta, a summer village in Alberta, Canada Other uses * ''Alison'' (film), a South African documentary film * ALISON (company), an educational technology company * Alison, common name for plants of the genus ''Alyssum'', including: ** Sweet alison, a decorative plant * ''Alison'' (katydid) a genus in the Hexacentrinae subfamily of bush crickets See also * Alisoun (other) * Alisson (other) * Allison (other) * Allisson (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Clegg
Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. Pronunciation: OH-en People and fictional characters * Owen (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Places United States * Owen, Indiana * Owen, Missouri, a ghost town * Owen, Wisconsin * Owen County, Indiana * Owen County, Kentucky * Mount Owen (Colorado) * Mount Owen (Wyoming) Elsewhere * Owen Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Owen, South Australia, a small town * Owen, Germany, town in Baden-Württemberg * Mount Owen (other) * Port Owen, South Africa Ships * , a destroyer that took part in World War II and the Korean War * , a British Royal Navy frigate Other uses * Owen (automobile), an American car made from 1910 to 1914 * Owen (musician), a solo p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Yap
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teh Kew San
Teh Kew San (郑求山) (born 26 January 1935) is a former Malaysian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Career An "all-rounder" (player competitive in all three events: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles), his greatest successes came in men's doubles with Lim Say Hup. They won a number of major international tournaments on three continents, most notably the prestigious All-England title in 1959. Kew San's singles titles included the Mexico City International in 1960 and the Asian Championship in 1962. Known for his agility and deft racket work, he was a member of four consecutive Malayan/Malaysian Thomas Cup teams (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...), captaining the last w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yew Cheng Hoe
Yew Cheng Hoe (born 1943) is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player. Career He played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1963-1964 and 1966-1967, the latter of which won the world championship. During the 1965-1966 tournament season Cheng Hoe was a frequent runner-up to fellow countryman Tan Aik Huang who dominated international singles competition that year. Cheng Hoe won the Malaysian Open and New Zealand Open singles titles in 1963. With Tan Aik Huang he won men's doubles at the British Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ... in 1966. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Commonwealth Games ''Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Tuck Chew
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname * Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee ** List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenville Hinton
Grenville may refer to: People British Prime Ministers * George Grenville (1712–1770), Prime Minister 1763–1765 * William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759–1834), his son, Prime Minister 1806–1807 Other people * Anne Grenville, Baroness Grenville (1772–1864), English noblewoman and author * Bevil Grenville (1596–1643), English soldier * Bruce Grenville (Bruce Ronald Henderson, born 1950), New Zealand anarchist and hoaxer * Elizabeth Grenville (1719–1769), British artist and writer * George Grenville (other) * Georgina Grenville (born 1975), South African fashion model * Henry Grenville (1717–1784), British diplomat and politician * Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple, (c. 1690 – 1752) * Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle, (c. 1493–5 – 1566) * Kate Grenville (born 1950), Australian author * James Grenville (1715–1783), British politician * James Grenville, 1st Baron Glastonbury (1742–1825), British politician * Jane Grenville ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard H
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilda K
''Gilda'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe for Hayworth (particularly for the dance numbers), and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of " Put the Blame on Mame" and " Amado Mio", sung by Anita Ellis. Over the years ''Gilda'' has gained cult classic status. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Plot Johnny Farrell, an American newly arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, wins a lot of money cheating at craps. He is rescued from a robbery attempt by a complete stranger, Ballin Mundson. Mundson tells him about an illegal high-class casino, but warns him not to cheat there. Farrell ignores his advice, wins at blackjack, and is taken to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
