Margaret Boxall

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Margaret Boxall
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born1945 (age 7980)
Residence Gosport, Hampshire, England
HandednessLeft [1]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1970 EdinburghMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1970 EdinburghWomen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Bochum Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1970 Port TalbotWomen's singles

Margaret Boxall (born 1945; later Margaret Allen) is an English retired badminton player.

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Personal life

Boxall married to Eddie Allen, a South African badminton player on 9 August 1975 in her hometown Gosport, Hampshire. [2]

Career

Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970. [3]

She also won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. [4]

She represented England and won double gold and a bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [5] [6]

Four years later she won a silver medal in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [7]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Malaysia.svg Sylvia Ng 11–6, 11–8 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Julie Rickard
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
15–9, 15–2 Med 1.png Gold
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
7–15, 5–15 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
8–15, 15–12, 15–12 Med 1.png Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Flag of Denmark.svg Imre Nielsen 9–11, 11–7, 3–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1968 Bochum, West Germany Flag of England.svg Susan Pound Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
15–7, 18–13 Med 1.png Gold
1970 Port Talbot, Wales Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow
2–3, retired Med 1.png Gold

International tournament (19 titles, 10 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1969 South African Championships Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin 1–11, 11–8, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1969 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall 8–11, 11–4, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin 11–9, 11–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Canadian Open Flag of the United States.svg Tyna Barinaga 3–11, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1967 Irish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Pound Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
Flag of England.svg Iris Rogers
15–8, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Pound Flag of England.svg Jenny Horton
Flag of England.svg Ursula Smith
9–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1968 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Susan Pound Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Flag of New Zealand.svg Alison Glenie
5–15, 15–0, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 German Open Flag of England.svg Susan Pound Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow
15–6, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 All England Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Amano
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Takahashi
15–11, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969Irish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Ireland.svg Mary Bryan
Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Kelly
15–3, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 South African Championships Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wilma Prade
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ann Smith
15–6, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
4–15, 15–5, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Ireland.svg Mary Bryan
Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Kelly
15–4, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Denmark.svg Imre Rietveld Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Berglund
15–4, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Molgaard Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Imre Rietveld Nielsen
15–9, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 All England Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
Flag of England.svg Julie Rickard
15–6, 8–15, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of the United States.svg Tyna Barinaga
Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Hein
15–5, 5–15, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Japan.svg Machiko Aizawa
Flag of Japan.svg Etsuko Takenaka
10–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow
18–15, 12–15, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
15–2, 15–18, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1974 All England Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
5–15, 14–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1974Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–9, 10–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1968 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
13–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970Dutch Open Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
14–18, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
2–15, 15–11, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alan Parsons
Flag of Germany.svg Lore Hawig
15–4, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall Flag of Japan.svg Ippei Kojima
Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall
15–12, 5–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall Flag of Japan.svg Ippei Kojima
Flag of Japan.svg Machiko Aizawa
15–8, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1974Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett Flag of England.svg Paul Whetnall
Flag of England.svg Nora Gardner
4–15, 14–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1976). "Letters to the editor" (PDF). World Badminton (26 ed.). p. 19. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1975). "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts" (PDF). World Badminton (21 ed.). p. 9. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  4. Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J.A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 326.
  5. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.