Jamie Paulson

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Jamie Paulson
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Country Canada
Born (1948-04-26) April 26, 1948 (age 73)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Jamie Paulson (born April 26, 1948) is a Canadian former badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.

In 1970 he won the men's singles at the quadrennial 1970 British Commonwealth Games making him the only Canadian to do so. He was the flag bearer for Canada at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch[1] where he finished second to Malaysia's Punch Gunalan.[2] Paulson won men's singles and men's doubles with Yves Pare at the Canadian Open in 1973,[3] and repeated in men's singles in 1974. He was a leading player on Canadian Thomas Cup (men's international) team that reached the inter-zone playoffs in 1970 and 1973.

Achievements[]

International tournaments[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1968 Mexico International Thailand Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References[]

  1. ^ http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/badminton/paulson-jamie
  2. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
  3. ^ Doris L. Smith, "Twinkle twinkle", Badminton USA, May 1973, 12.


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