Elliot Stuart

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Elliot Stuart
Personal information
CountryEngland
BornAugust 1946 [1]
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch

Men's doubles

Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Vienna Mixed team

Elliot Clarke Stuart (born 1946) is a former English international badminton player. [2]

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Badminton career

Stuart was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the 1975 All England Badminton Championships mixed doubles with Nora Gardner. [3]

Stuart competed in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch winning the gold medal, in the men's doubles with Derek Talbot and a bronze medal, in the mixed doubles with Susan Whetnall. [4] He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 1972 Summer Olympics when the sport was a demonstration sport.

Personal life

Stuart studied metallurgy at Newcastle University before working for Barclays Bank from 1968 until the mid 1990s. [5]

Achievement

International Tournament

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1973 India Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Indonesia.svg Indra Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Amril Nurman
15–11, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgChampion

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