Adam Flockhart

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Adam Flockhart
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1943 [1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubDunfermline BC

Adam Flockhart (born c.1943) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Flockhart was a member of the Dunfermline Badminton Club. [2] In 1966, shortly after the 1966 British Commonwealth Games, he was listed as a possible for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games [3] and made his international debut in January 1967. [1]

He was the 1968 and 1969 East of Scotland champion [4] and the 1969 North of Scotland Cchampion. [5] In November 1969 he was selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games trials. [6]

Flockhart subsequently represented the Scottish team [7] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, [8] where he competed in the badminton events. [9]

He married fellow badminton player Joanna Liddle in 1968, [10] and settled in Dunfermline after the marriage. [11] [12] Their son Bruce Lockhart won the Scottish National Badminton Championships eight times and their grandson Calum Flockhart won the 2025 Midland Silver Badminton Championships. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Flockhart's tenacious display" . The Scotsman. 30 January 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Adam Flockhart (left)" . The Scotsman. 10 February 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Badminton" . The Scotsman. 26 November 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Top seeds in East badminton finals" . The Scotsman. 6 December 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Helen takes 2 Titles" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 March 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Fit Barbara will play for Ireland" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 November 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Swimming for their country" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "They'll carry Scotland's hopes" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  11. "Flockharts go marching on" . The Scotsman. 30 October 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Flockhart returns" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 28 January 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "West Fife badminton player Calum Flockhart wins title double". Dunfermline Press. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.