Daphne Young
Daphne Young | |
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Born | 14 June 1915 Bedford |
Died | 30 April 1993 (aged 77) Biggleswade |
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Daphne Young, winner of the All England Badminton Women's Singles Championship, being congratulated by Betty Uber, winner of the mixed doubles (with her partner, Bill White) March 1938
Daphne Mary Cece Young married name Daphne Warrington (1915-1993) was an English international badminton player.[1]
Badminton career[]
Young born in 1915 [2] was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the 1938 All England Badminton Championships women's singles.[3] In addition she won the 1937 French Open, Welsh International and the Scottish Open and 1938 French Open and the Irish Open singles and doubles. Daphne broke a toe shortly before defending her All England title in 1939, and with her mobility restricted she lost to Dorothy Walton of Canada.
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Categories:
- English female badminton players
- 1915 births
- 1993 deaths
- English badminton biography stubs