Leoni May Kingsbury (1909-1970) was an English international

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 pe ...

player.

Badminton career

Leoni born in 1909 was a three times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the women's singles twice and doubles once.

Personal life

Her sister

Thelma Kingsbury Thelma Kingsbury (1911–1979), (later, in succession: Thelma Scovil, Thelma Welcome, Thelma Lougheed) was an English-born, naturalised American sportswoman who won major badminton titles in the British Isles and then in the US from the early 193 ...

was also a leading badminton player.

References

English female badminton players 1909 births 1970 deaths {{England-badminton-bio-stub