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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1961 [1] [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kilmarnock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander White (born 7 June 1961) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at three Commonwealth Games.
White was based in Kilmarnock [3] and represented Scotland at international level. [4] In 1981, White was the national U21 champion [5] and made his international debut in November 1981 in the Thomas Cup. [6]
White represented the Scottish team [7] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where he competed in the badminton events. [8] The following year he won his first international title in June 1983, winning the Portuguese Open doubles with Billy Gilliland. [9]
White became licenced in 1986, which allowed prize money to go into a trust fund administered by the Scottish Badminton Union. [2] Also in 1986 he represented his nation at the European Championships. [10]
He was twice singles champion and twice doubles champion with Iain Pringle, at the Scottish National Badminton Championships. [11] [12] Additionally, he was the three times singles and doubles champion at the Irish Open.
White went on to represent Scotland at both the 1986 Commonwealth Games and 1990 Commonwealth Games.
