Mac Henderson (badminton)

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Mac Henderson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1934
Golspie, Scotland
Sport
Sport Badminton
Event(s)
singles, doubles
ClubGlasgow

MacDonald "Mac" Henderson (born c.1934) is a former badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Henderson originally played his badminton in Dunfermline [1] and was primarily a Scottish international doubles player. [2] He was able to compete with the world's best in the doubles format [3] [4] and made his international debut against Sweden in 1958. [5]

Henderson won four Scottish National titles, spanning a 12-year period from 1959 to 1970. It consisted of one men's doubles and three mixed doubles crowns. [6] He also won two Scottish Open titles in 1963 and 1967 respectively.

Henderson represented the Scotland team at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, in the two events; partnering Bob McCoig in the men's doubles and Cathie Dunglison in the mixed doubles. [7]

He was appointed badminton team manager for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Shuttle Scots In Great Win" . Daily Record. 22 February 1963. p. 26. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Scots Fail In Title Bid" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 19 March 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Crowd cheer Mac Henderson" . The Scotsman. 25 February 1963. p. 11. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Back to Cap Form" . Motherwell Times. 29 January 1965. p. 4. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 "Badminton Honour For Henderson" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 3 December 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England (Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983).
  7. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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