Joseph Francis Devlin (19 January 1900 – 27 October 1988) was an

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male

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player.

Badminton career

Devlin is the second most successful player ever in the

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with 18 titles between 1925 and 1931, including three triple championships in 1926, 1927 and 1929. He also won four

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. Despite being Irish he was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921. He was living in Beckenham, Kent and worked as a Salesman. He was also part of a second English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.

Awards

Frank Devlin was a right-handed player, and was included in the

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in 1997, together with his daughter

Judy Devlin Judy Devlin (later Judy Hashman) (born 22 October 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former badminton player who won more major international titles than any other player of her era. Devlin began playing badminton with her Irish-born father Frank ...

Major achievements

References

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1900 births 1988 deaths Irish male badminton players {{Ireland-badminton-bio-stub