Peter Seaman (badminton)

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Peter Seaman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1944 [1]
Wales
Sport
Sport Badminton
Event(s)
singles, doubles
ClubSteinberg BC, Hawthorn

Peter A. Seaman (born c.1944) is a former badminton player from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Seaman started playing badminton at the age of 8 and was a member of the Steinberg Badminton Club in Hawthorn. [1] He attended the Pontypridd Boys' Grammar School and won the 1962 English Junior Singles Championship. [2] His doubles partner was Howard Jennings, also from the Steinberg club and who he started playing with in 1960. [1]

He represented the 1966 Welsh team [3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the singles and doubles events. [4] At the time of the Games he was living at Tonteg Close in Tonteg and worked for the Glamorgan County Council. [1] [5]

He continued to represent Wales after the Games, [6] including appearing at the inaugural 1968 European Badminton Championships. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Flying Off To Sunny Jamaica" . Pontypridd Observer. 8 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Seaman Success" . Pontypridd Observer. 16 January 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Flying Off To Sunny Jamaica" . Pontypridd Observer. 8 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Irish stars v Wales at Deganwy" . North Wales Weekly News. 21 March 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Badminton Wales History". Badminton Wales. Retrieved 27 November 2025.


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