Barbara J. Good

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Barbara J. Good
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Good in 1939
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CountryIreland
Bornc. 1920

Barbara J. Good (born c. 1920) was an Irish badminton player.

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Biography

Barbara J. Good was the daughter of badminton players Dr T. D. Good and Ada Good. Two of her siblings also played badminton at national and international level, Derreen and Norman. Good won her first national titles in Ireland in 1948. By 1954, she had been successful nine times. In 1952 she won the Irish Open. She played in mixed doubles with Jim FitzGibbon, and went on numerous badminton tournament tours with FitzGibbon, Dorothy Donaldson, and Frank Peard. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Achievements

YearTournamentEventWinner
1948 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Barbara J. Good
1948 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Nora Conway / Barbara J. Good
1949 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Jim FitzGibbon / Barbara J. Good
1949 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's singles Barbara J. Good
1949 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Nora Conway / Barbara J. Good
1950 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Nora Conway / Barbara J. Good
1951 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Nora Conway / Barbara J. Good
1952 Irish Open Women's doubles Jean Lawless / Barbara J. Good
1952 Irish National Badminton Championships Women's doubles Nora Conway / Barbara J. Good
1954 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Jim FitzGibbon / Barbara J. Good

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References

  1. Peard, F.W. (1995). Sixty Years of Irish Badminton. Dublin. p. 44.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Home Page - 15 September 2011". Badminton Museum Ireland. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Home Page - 1 February 2011". Badminton Museum Ireland. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "Badminton Ireland". www.badmintonireland.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. Davis, Pat, 1915- (1987). The encyclopaedia of badminton. London: Hale. pp. 81–83. ISBN   0-7090-2796-6. OCLC   59693304.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)