Anne Johnstone (badminton)

Anne Johnstone

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1955 [1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Whitburn BC
Medal record Representing   Scotland Scottish Nationals 1975 singles 1978 doubles Irish Open 1978 doubles

Anne Johnstone (born c.1955) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Johnstone lived at 4 Dean Street in Whitburn, West Lothian ^[1] and was a physical education teacher by profession at Whitburn Academy. ^[2]

She was the highest ranked Scottish woman in 1975. ^[3] and in 1977 won three titles at the Scottish invitational ^[4] and the following year in 1978 she won the Greenock Open singles and also teamed up with Christine Stewart, also of Whitburn, to win the doubles. ^[5]

Johnstone represented the Scottish team ^[6] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, ^[7] where she competed in the badminton events. ^[8]

Johnstone was the 1975 singles champion and 1978 doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships. ^{[9] [10]} Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the 1978 Irish Open.

Her brother Jimmy also played badminton to a high standard. ^[11]

References

1. "Anne pipped twice" . West Lothian Courier. 10 November 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Anne Johnstone could upset seedings" . The Scotsman. 8 December 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Ann Johnstone's winning start twice" . The Scotsman. 29 September 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "\title treble for Ann Johnstone" . The Scotsman. 26 September 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Badminton" . The Scotsman. 20 November 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Burgess leaves it very late" . The Scotsman. 12 June 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 15 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Badminton Notes" . Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 15 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Scotland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
9. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
10. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
11. "Badminton" . The Scotsman. 3 February 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.