Elliot Stuart

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Elliot Stuart
Personal information
CountryEngland
BornAugust 1946 (1946-08) (age 78) [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).svg1974 ChristchurchMixed 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).svg1972 KarlskronaMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1974 ViennaMixed 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]

Stuart married the two-time All England Open single champions, Eva Twedberg of Sweden, on 18 August 1973 which took place in Newcastle upon Tyne. The two living in North London. [6]

Achievement

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
15–6, 6–15, 15–11 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Purser
Flag of New Zealand.svg Alison Branfield
15–10, 15–4 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Germany.svg Willi Braun
Flag of Germany.svg Roland Maywald
11–15, 15–18 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1974 Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–5, 3–15, 3–15 Med 2.png Silver

International Tournament (18 titles, 17 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970 Belgian International Flag of England.svg David Horton Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Bacher
Flag of Denmark.svg Poul Petersen
5–15, 15–10, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg David Horton Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
13–18, 15–5, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971 Irish International Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
15–10, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri
11–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1971Scottish Open Flag of England.svg David Horton Flag of Scotland.svg Robert McCoig
Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Gow
15–8, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of the United States.svg Mike Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Carmichael
15–9, 5–15, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
11–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972 German Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Punch Gunalan
9–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri
6–15, 15–11, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972Scottish Open Flag of England.svg David Horton Flag of Scotland.svg Robert McCoig
Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Gow
15–12, 10–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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.svgWinner
1973 Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Denmark.svg Poul Petersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri
9–15, 15–1, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton
12–15, 15–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Mortensen
10–15, 15–7, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1974German Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
15–12, 14–15, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1974Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
15–8, 12–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1975Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Ansari
Flag of Scotland.svg John Britton
12–15, 15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton
13–9, retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1979Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
15–8, 18–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980Portugal International Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith
Flag of England.svg Ray Rofe
15–6, 15–18, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1984Portugal International Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Chris Baxter
17–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1986Portugal International Flag of England.svg David Eddy 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 David Eddy Flag of England.svg N. Clinton
Flag of England.svg N. Pettman
15–4, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1971 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Jenny Horton Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
2–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972 U.S. Open Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
5–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 Canada Open Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
11–15, 17–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 India Open Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg Flag of India.svg Satish Bhatia
Flag of India.svg Morin Mathias
15–0, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
11–15, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–13, 6–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 All England Open Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–9, 13–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Barbara Giles
10–15, 15–14, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1975 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Gow
Flag of Scotland.svg Helen McIntosh
15–5, 12–15, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1975 All England Open Flag of England.svg Nora Perry Flag of Germany.svg Roland Maywald
Flag of Germany.svg Brigitte Steden
15–9, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1975Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
12–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjan Ridder
15–10, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

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  2. "History". All England Badminton.
  3. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp.  74-78. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
  4. "profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. "case study" (PDF). Barclays Bank.
  6. "On the side lines" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2024.