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Raymond 'Ray' Sharp (born 23 April 1945) is a former badminton player from England.
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Raymond 'Ray' Sharp (born 23 April 1945) is a former badminton player from England.
Sharp was a two times national champion after winning the singles at the English National Badminton Championships in 1968 and 1969.
Sharp represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's singles, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] [2] [3]
Scotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales. The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport event in which Scottish athletes and teams compete as Scotland; otherwise Scotland participates in multi-sport events as part of a Great Britain team.
Simon David Archer MBE is an English former badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.
Gillian Margaret Clark is an English badminton commentator and former badminton player who specialized in doubles.
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Helen Suzanne Troke MBE, is an English retired badminton player.
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John David Eddy is a retired badminton player from England who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.
Margaret Boxall is a retired badminton player from England.
Paul E Whetnall was an English badminton player who won national and international titles between 1968 and 1980. He was married to Susan Pound Whetnall who was an outstanding player of the same era.
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Julia Mann is a female retired British badminton player.
Roger J Mills (1942–2020) was a former English international badminton player and coach.
Julie E Rickard is a retired female badminton player from England.
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Stephen P. Butler, is a retired male badminton player and current coach from England.
Robin Lesley Denton is a New Zealand badminton player. She competed at three Commonwealth Games between 1970 and 1982, and won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Steve Wilson at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
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