Mabel Hardy (badminton)

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Mabel Hardy
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CountryFlag of England.svg  England
BornQ1 1879 [1]
Lymington, Hampshire
Died7 February 1947 (aged 67-68)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Mabel Constance Hardy married name Mabel Smith (1879-1947) was an English international badminton player. [2]

Badminton career

Hardy was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships after winning the women's 1903 All England Badminton Championships doubles with Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers. [3] [4] [5] She was also a singles and mixed doubles finalist at the 1905 All England Badminton Championships. [6]

Additionally she won the Irish Open doubles in 1903 and mixed doubles in 1903 and 1904. After marrying Lionel Smith in 1905 she competed under her married name of Smith.

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References

  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. "History" (PDF). All England Badminton.
  3. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 77. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
  4. "Badminton Association Open Tournament" . Field. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 28 March 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Badminton Association Open Tournament" . Field. 4 April 1903. Retrieved 28 March 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Badminton Association Open Tournament" . Field. 11 March 1905. Retrieved 28 March 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.