Alison Fulton

Alison Fulton

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	born c.1957 [1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Guildford
Medal record Representing   Scotland Scottish Nationals 1983–84 singles 1981–84 doubles Scottish Open 1984 doubles Irish Open 1982 doubles

Alison Fulton (born c.1957) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Fulton was based in Guildford, England ^[2] but represented Scotland at international level. ^[3] In 1984 she became the first Scotthish player for 19 years to win a title at the Scottish International Championships. ^[4]

Fulton represented the Scottish team ^[5] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where she competed in the badminton events. ^[6] Four years later, she was denied an almost certain team bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, when in the third team match (her doubles) she sustained a leg injury and was carried off the court with Scotland leading Australia 2–0. ^[1]

She was the six-times champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships, twice in the singles in 1983 and 1984 and four times in the doubles from 1981 to 1984. ^{[7] [8]}

Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the Scottish Open and Irish Opens. In 1986 she represented her nation at the European Championships. ^[9]

In 1990, she was working as the Scottish national U18 coach ^[10] and in 1992 became the first woman to take the position of head coach at the European Badminton Union's summer school in the Netherlands. ^[11]

References

1. "Tragic injury deprives Scots of a medal" . Dundee Courier. 28 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton" . Inverness Courier. 18 January 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Fulton in to face the Irish" . The Scotsman. 8 February 1984. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "A title and £205 for Alison Fulton" . The Scotsman. 30 January 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scots pick 100 for Australia" . Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
7. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
8. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
9. "Badminton" . Dundee Courier. 12 March 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Locals lined up for Spanish date" . Ulster Star. 22 June 1990. p. 59. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Badminton" . Dundee Courier. 11 June 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.