Stewart Carson

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Stewart Carson
Personal information
Birth nameStewart James Carson
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1976-06-12) 12 June 1976 (age 46)
Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Rose Hill Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Casablanca Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Rose Hill Men's doubles
BWF profile

Stewart Carson (born 12 June 1976) is a retired badminton player from South Africa. He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2002 and 2004 African Championships, also at the 2003 All-Africa Games. Carson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Dorian James. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States. He is currently the National Badminton Coach of South Africa.

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Achievements

All-Africa Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Dednam
Flag of South Africa.svg Antoinette Uys
Med 2.png Silver

African Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 National Badminton Centre,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Flag of South Africa.svg Dorian James Flag of Nigeria.svg Dotun Akinsanya
Flag of Nigeria.svg Abimbola Odejoke
7–15, 15–10, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002 South Africa International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Vaughan 1–7, 0–7, 0–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Dorian James Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Dednam
Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Kleingeld
7–5, 0–7, 5–7, –Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Antoinette Uys Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Kleingeld
Flag of South Africa.svg Karen Coetzer
7–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up


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