Edward H Sutton (born 1948) is a former English

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

international player and a former national champion.

Biography

Sutton became the English National doubles champion after winning the

English National Badminton Championships The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised by the Badminton England to crown the best badminton players in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales ...

in 1975 with David Eddy. Sutton played for Staffordshire and England and was also won the men's doubles title at the

Denmark Open The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one o ...

in 1975 and the Czechoslovakian International in 1978. He was a teacher by trade and married fellow badminton player

Barbara Giles Barbara Sutton née Barbara Giles is a retired female badminton player from England. Career She won a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Karen Bridge. She represented England and won a gold medal in the ...

in 1977.

References

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