Jeff Robson (badminton)

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Jeff Robson
MBE
Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Ellis Robson
Born (1926-09-30) 30 September 1926 (age 94)
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1953; died 2019)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTennis, badminton

Jeffrey Ellis Robson MBE (born 1926) is a former New Zealand badminton and tennis player.

Early life and family[]

In 1951, Robson graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery.[1]

In 1953, he married Heather Redwood, who also played international badminton for New Zealand. The couple had one child.[2]

Sporting career[]

Badminton[]

As a badminton player, Robson won nine New Zealand singles championships, seven national men's doubles and four mixed doubles titles.[3]

Tennis[]

In tennis, Robson won the New Zealand men's singles title three times, in 1949, 1952 and 1956.[3] He also won five national men's doubles titles, and twice won the national mixed doubles championship.[3] He represented New Zealand in the Davis Cup for three years, and was later the team captain.[3]

Honours and awards[]

In the 1976 New Year Honours, Robson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to tennis and badminton.[4] In 1990, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Later life[]

Robson's wife Heather died in Auckland on 11 October 2019.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Q–R". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Jeff Robson". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 46778". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1976. p. 37.
  5. ^ "Heather Robson death notice". New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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