Susan Whetnall

Sue Whetnall

Whetnall at the 1970 Dutch Open.
Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	11 December 1942 Swanley
Medal record Badminton Representing  England All England Open Badminton Championships 1968 London mixed doubles 1969 London doubles 1970 London doubles 1974 London mixed doubles 1976 London doubles British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh doubles 1970 Edinburgh mixed doubles 1974 Christchurch doubles 1974 Christchurch mixed doubles

Susan Whetnall (born 11 December 1942 in Swanley, née Susan Pound) is a former English badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. She was married to another English former international player, Paul Whetnall, from 1968 until his death in May 2014.

Badminton career[]

All England[]

Whetnall shared three women's doubles titles (1969, 1970, 1976) and two mixed doubles titles (1968, 1974) at the All-England Championships which was then considered the world's most prestigious tournament for individual players.

Commonwealth Games[]

She represented England and won a gold medal and bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1][2] Four years later she won two more medals at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[3]

European Championships[]

Whetnall won five gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the European Badminton Championships between 1968 and 1976, making her one of the most successful players ever in this biennial tournament. She was elected to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.

Major achievements (partial list)[]

References[]

• All England champions 1899-2007
• Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk
• European results
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 180, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6