David Eddy (badminton)

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David Eddy
Personal information
CountryEngland
BornMay 1944 (1944-05) (age 81)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Tokyo Men's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Edmonton Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Bochum Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Preston Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1970 Port TalbotMen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1978 PrestonMen's doubles

John David Eddy (born 1944) is a retired badminton player from England who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

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Career

Eddy started to represent England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] [2] Eight years later he was part of the team that won the gold medal in the new team event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. [3]

Though a highly competent singles player, the crisp hitting Eddy's greatest success came in doubles. He won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Roger Powell. Two years later he also won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles partnered by Susan Whetnall [4] with whom he shared the All-England mixed doubles title in 1974. [5] Eddy and Powell were men's doubles runners-up at the All-Englands in both 1969 and 1970. [6] Eddy and Eddy Sutton won men's doubles at the Danish Open in 1976, the only English team to do so since the 1930s. He compiled an impressive individual winning record on four successive English Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1969 and 1979. [7]

He represented Staffordshire at county level.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1979 Tokyo, Japan Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
5–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1968 Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
7–15, 15–13, 15–5 Med 1.png Gold
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch
8–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1978 Guild Hall, Preston, England Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
9–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
17–16, 17–16 Med 1.png Gold

International tournaments (25 titles, 17 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1976 Welsh International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder 15–11, 14–17, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Welsh International Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett 9–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1980 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith 15–6, 9–15, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1981 Malta International Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Reiche 15–9, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1983Malta International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clemens Wortel 14–17, 15–8, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1968 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of England.svg David Horton
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
11–15, 15–6, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 All England Open Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch
Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
15–13, 10–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1969 Irish Open Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
15–8, 15–8Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg David Horton
Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart
18–13, 5–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970 All England Open Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Bacher
Flag of Denmark.svg Poul Petersen
11–15, 0–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Roger Powell Flag of Germany.svg Roland Maywald
Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Kucki
15–8, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart
15–12, 18–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1975Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
12–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1975 German Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
13–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
15–13, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of England.svg Alan Connor
Flag of England.svg William Kidd
15–7, 13–18, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
6–15, 15–8, 17–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Welsh International Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
9–13 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
1978Welsh International Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
8–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1979Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Iino
Flag of Japan.svg Masao Tsuchida
9–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1979Bell's Open Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers
15–12, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith
Flag of England.svg Ray Rofe
15–6, 15–18, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1981Welsh International Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of England.svg Tim Stokes
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Richards
15–11, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1982Bell's Open Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton Flag of Denmark.svg Claus Thomsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Nils Skeby
18–15, 10–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1983 Malta International Flag of England.svg Chris Baxter Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Kooymans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clemens Wortel
6–15, 15–6, 17–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1984Portugal International Flag of England.svg Chris Baxter Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith
Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart
15–17, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986Portugal International Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Middlemiss
Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Scott
13–15, 15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987Portugal International Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart Flag of England.svg N. Clinton
Flag of England.svg Nick Pettman
15–4, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1968 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
13–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
14–18, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972 Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
15–10, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1974 All England Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–6, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1975Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Zizmann
15–8, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Brady
15–6, 10–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Barbara Sutton Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen
8–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Barbara Sutton Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder
Flag of England.svg Pauline Davies
15–9, 12–15, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
Flag of England.svg Jane Webster
15–4, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Barbara Sutton Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen
12–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977 German Open Flag of England.svg Barbara Sutton Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjan Ridder
15–11, 12–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1979Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Barbara Sutton Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
8–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1979Welsh International Flag of England.svg Barbara Sutton Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of England.svg Karen Chapman
7–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1984Portugal International Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Stuart Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith
Flag of England.svg Fiona Elliott
12–15, 15–9, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. Pat Davis. The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 115.
  5. Davis, 108.
  6. Herbert Scheele. The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 165.
  7. Davis, 126.