Elinor Middlemiss
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Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 January 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Elinor Middlemiss (née Elinor Allen; born 28 January 1967) is a former Scottish badminton player.[1] At present she is working as Games team operations manager of Badminton Scotland Commonwealth games.[2]
About[]
Elinor Middlemiss is the wife of Kenny Middlemiss, another former Scottish badminton player. Elinor in her junior days won national junior championships for 5 times. She contested in 5 Commonwealth games between 1986 and 2002, winning two bronze medals in both individual (in 1998) and team event (in 2002). She played for her country in eight Uber Cups, eight European Team Championships and six World Championships and has the most international caps (136) and national titles (22) of any Scottish female badminton player. She was an advanced coach at equivalent of UKCC level 2 and has coached at World University Games and World University Championship level.[3] At present she is appointed as Team Scotland Chief-de-Mission 2022 Commonwealth Games, having previously served as a deputy chief in 2014 and 2018 commonwealth games. She is the first woman ever to hold this post since the games began in 1930.[4][5]
Achievements[]
Commonwealth Games[]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode |
7–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix[]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | U.S. Open | Kirsteen McEwan | Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage |
7–15, 15–5, 15–2 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | U.S. Open | Kenny Middlemiss | |
10–15, 15–5, 15–8 | Winner |
IBF International[]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Iceland International | 11–3, 11–5 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1985 | Irish International | Fiona Elliott |
16–18, 1–15 | Runner-up | |
1989 | Bells Open | Karen Chapman Sara Sankey |
15–18, 15–0, 4–15 | Runner-up | |
1989 | Irish International | Jennifer Williamson | Julie Bradbury Suzanne Louis-Lane |
15–7, 15–9 | Winner |
1991 | Swiss Open | Jennifer Williamson | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben |
9–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
1991 | French Open | Jennifer Williamson | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben |
10–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1992 | Iceland International | Jennifer Williamson | |
15–5 15–3 | Winner |
1996 | French International | Nicole van Hooren |
17–15, 6–15, 9–15 | Runner-up | |
1997 | Spanish International | |
15–5, 15–2 | Winner | |
1997 | Scottish International | Sandra Watt | Sara Sankey Ella Miles |
13–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1997 | Slovenian International | Sandra Watt | Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge |
10–15, 15–7, 18–15 | Winner |
1998 | Austrian International | Sandra Watt | |
15–10, 15–3 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Iceland International | |
15–7, 15–13 | Winner | |
1992 | Iceland International | Kenny Middlemiss | Mike Brown |
15–9, 15–9 | Winner |
1994 | Irish International | Kenny Middlemiss | Ian Pearson Karen Chapman |
15–11, 10–15, 15–9 | Winner |
1997 | Slovenian International | Kenny Middlemiss | Russell Hogg |
15–10, 15–8 | Winner |
1997 | French International | Kenny Middlemiss | Peter Jeffrey Sara Hardaker |
8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1997 | Portugal International | Kenny Middlemiss | Russell Hogg |
Walkover | Runner-up |
1997 | Spanish International | Kenny Middlemiss | Mike Beres Kara Solmundson |
15–8, 15–4 | Winner |
1998 | Austrian International | Kenny Middlemiss | Jürgen Koch Irina Serova |
18–15, 15–4 | Winner |
References[]
- ^ "Profile:Elinor Middlemiss". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Our Staff:Team Scotland". www.teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Our Staff:Elinor Middlemiss". www.teamscotland.scot. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Atkinson, Jo (21 August 2020). "Middlemiss appointed to lead Team Scotland". www.pressreader.com. The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (23 August 2020). "Scotland announces management team for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links[]
- Elinor Middlemiss at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Elinor Middlemiss at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- 1967 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Scottish women
- Scottish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton