Susan Devlin

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Susan Devlin Peard
Personal information
Birth nameSusan Devlin
CountryUnited States
Ireland
Born1931 (age 9394)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
HandednessLeft [1]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Uber Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1957 Lancashire Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1960 Philadelphia Women's team

Susan Devlin Peard (born 1931) is an American-Irish former badminton player who represented both the US and Ireland in international competition. She is the daughter of J. Frank Devlin, an Irish badminton great, who moved his family to the United States in the late 1930s. She is the older sister of Judy Devlin Hashman, with whom she won numerous international women's doubles championships, including six titles at the prestigious All-England Championships (1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966). [2]

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Career

The Devlin sisters won a record ten United States women's doubles titles between 1953 and 1966. [3] They also formed a doubles pairing that won all of its individual matches for the world champion U.S. Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1957 and 1960. [4] In 1960 Susan Devlin married Irish badminton player Frank Peard and thereafter resided in Ireland. She won two Irish national women's doubles titles and played Uber Cup for Ireland in the '62-'63 and '65-'66 campaigns. [5] In 1976 she was inducted into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now known as the Walk of Fame. In 2009, both Susan and Judy were inducted into the Goucher College athletics Hall of Fame.

Achievements

International tournaments (23 titles, 11 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1957 Jamaica Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin 4–11, 1–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1959 Canada Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin1–11, 10–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1954 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of England.svg Iris Rogers
Flag of England.svg June White
15–7, 12–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1954 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Bea Massman
10–15, 15–10, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1955 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of England.svg Iris Rogers
Flag of England.svg June White
15–18, 15–10, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1955U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Janet Wright
Flag of the United States.svg Thelma Welcome
15–10, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1956 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of England.svg Iris Rogers
Flag of England.svg June Timperley
17–18, 15–12, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1956U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Bea Massman
15–10, 7–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1957 Canada Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Bea Massman
15–5, 10–15, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1957U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy O'Neil
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Varner
7–15, 15–7, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1957 Jamaica Open Flag of Jamaica.svg Hope Valentine Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin
Flag of Jamaica.svg Murray White
4–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1958U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Bea Massman
15–10, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of England.svg Iris Rogers
Flag of England.svg June Timperley
15–11, 10–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1959Canada Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Joan Hennessy
Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Marjory Shedd
15–3, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg Bea Massman
15–8, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1960 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Kirsten Granlund
Flag of Denmark.svg Inge Birgit Hansen
15–3, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1960U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy O'Neil
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Varner
7–15, 15–7, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1961 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Scotland.svg Catherine Dunglison
Flag of Scotland.svg Wilma Tyre
15–5, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1961 Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Lena Rea Flag of England.svg Jenny Pritchard
Flag of England.svg Ursula Smith
15–12, 12–15, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1961U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of the United States.svg Lois Alston
Flag of the United States.svg Helen Tibbetts
15–11, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1963 German Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Rasmussen
8–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1963 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Rasmussen
15–6, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1963U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of England.svg Margaret Barrand
Flag of England.svg Ursula Smith
15–6, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1964 Dutch Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Flag of England.svg Jenny Pritchard
15–8, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1964 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Rasmussen
11–15, 15–6, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1964Irish Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Ireland.svg Lena Rea
Flag of Ireland.svg Mary O'Sullivan
15–8, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1965U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of England.svg Margaret Barrand
Flag of England.svg Jenny Pritchard
7–15, 15–13, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1966German Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
15–7, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
15–5, 14–17, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Lena Rea Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Kelly
Flag of Ireland.svg Mary O'Sullivan
2–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1966Canada Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of the United States.svg Tyna Barinaga
Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Jensen
15–8, 14–17, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of England.svg Ursula Smith
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Kelly Flag of Ireland.svg Lena Rea
Flag of Ireland.svg Joan McCloy
15–3, 11–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1957 Jamaica Open Flag of Jamaica.svg W. H. Murray White Flag of Jamaica.svg Allan Feres
Flag of the United States.svg Judy Devlin
9–15, 10–15Silver 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. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness, Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  3. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 313.
  4. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1967) 97-101.
  5. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 102-106.