Gillian Martin (badminton)

Gillian Martin

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	17 December 1964 [1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Brookfield, Renfrewshire
Medal record Representing   Scotland Scottish Nationals 1988, 98, 99 singles

Gillian Martin (born 17 December 1964) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Martin gained a sports scholarship at the University of Stirling. ^[2] She was based in Brookfield, Renfrewshire ^[3] and represented Scotland at international level. ^[4]

Martin became the Scottish number 1 ranked player ^[5] and in 1988 won her first singles titles at the Scottish National Badminton Championships at the age of 24. ^[6]

Martin represented the Scottish team ^[7] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where she competed in the badminton events. ^[8]

At the end of 1994 she was still a leading player in Scotland, winning the West of Scotland Open and the Scottish invitational singles and was undefeated against any other Scottish player that year. ^[9] She also went on to win two more national singles titles in 1998 and 1999. ^{[10] [11]}

Martin went to a second Commonwealth Games in 1998. ^[12]

References

1. "Champion Gallagher" . The Scotsman. 15 December 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton aces slip in ratings" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 26 September 1987. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton" . Paisley Daily Express. 10 December 1990. p. 18. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Gillian Euro Call" . Paisley Daily Express. 15 January 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scots fall out" . The Scotsman. 17 March 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Martin goes out" . The Scotsman. 2 December 1996. p. 23. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "The glory hunters" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 January 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Scotland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
9. "Martin out to prove a point" . The Scotsman. 12 December 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
11. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
12. "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2026.