Elliot Stuart

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Elliot Stuart
Personal information
Country England
BornAugust 1946 [1]
Newcastle upon Tyne
Medal record
Representing  ENG
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch mixed
All England Open Badminton Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 London mixed

Elliot Clarke Stuart (born 1946) is a former English international badminton player.[2]

Badminton career[]

Stuart was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the 1975 All England Badminton Championships mixed doubles with Nora Gardner.[3]

Stuart competed in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch winning the gold medal, in the men's doubles with Derek Talbot and a bronze medal, in the mixed doubles with Susan Whetnall.[4]

He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 1972 Summer Olympics when the sport was a demonstration sport.

Personal life[]

Stuart studied metallurgy at Newcastle University before working for Barclays Bank from 1968 until the mid 1990s.[5]

Achievement[]

International Tournament[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 India Open England Derek Talbot Indonesia Indra Gunawan
Indonesia
15–11, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion

References[]

  1. ^ "Birth". Free BMD.
  2. ^ "History". All England Badminton.
  3. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ^ "profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "case study" (PDF). Barclays Bank.
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