Linda Gardner

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Linda Gardner
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1958
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubNetherlee, Glasgow

Linda Gardner (born c.1958) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Gardner was based in Netherlee, in Glasgow [1] and represented Scotland at international level, [2] gaining her first international cap in February 1981. [3]

Gardner represented the Scottish team [4] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where she competed in the singles and women's doubles events, [5] the latter with Christine Heatly. [6]

In 1983 Gardner, teamed up with Pamela Hamilton to form a new doubles partnership. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "West title for Hamilton" . The Scotsman. 19 January 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Badminton" . Sunday Post. 13 December 1981. p. 35. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Linda gains first cap" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 18 February 1981. p. 23. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scots pick 100 for Australia" . Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Women's Doubles" . AEdinburgh Evening News. 6 October 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scots go down to champions" . The Scotsman. 3 February 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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