Fraser Gow

Fraser Gow

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1948 [1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Alexandria BC
Medal record Representing   Scotland Scottish Nationals 1971, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79 men's doubles 1973, 75 mixed doubles Scottish Open 1972 men's doubles 1973 mixed doubles Irish Open 1970 men's doubles 1974 mixed doubles

Fraser D. Gow (born c.1948) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at three Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Gow was a member of the Alexandria Badminton Club ^[2] and won the 1968 Scottish junior title. ^[1] He was a Scottish international ^[3] and in 1976 became the captain of his country. ^[4]

Gow represented the Scottish team ^[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, ^[6] where he competed in the badminton events. ^[7]

In 1976, Gow was based in England and played in Andover and played county badminton for Cambridgeshire. ^[8]

He was a nine-times title winner at the Scottish National Badminton Championships and twice winner of the Scottish Open. Additionally, he went on to represent Scotland at both the 1974 British Commonwealth Games ^[9] and the 1978 Commonwealth Games. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Badminton Internationalists At Kirkcaldy" . Fife Free Press. 7 July 1962. p. 27. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton Fraser Gow Alexandria" . The Scotsman. 7 January 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Scots score badminton victory" . The Scotsman. 23 March 1971. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Fraser Gow takes over as captain" . The Scotsman. 23 January 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Swimming for their country" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "They'll carry Scotland's hopes" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
8. "Badminton Champions" . Sunday Post. 22 January 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Badminton line-up for Games" . The Scotsman. 19 December 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Badminton line-up for Games" . The Scotsman. 19 December 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Badminton Notes" . Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.