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Badminton At The 1978 Commonwealth Games
The badminton competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 August until 12 August 1978. Final Results Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Mixed Team Semi Finals Bronze Medal Play off Final References {{Sports at the 1978 Commonwealth Games 1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ... Badminton tournaments in Canada 1978 Commonwealth Games events 1978 in badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Drake Arena
Clare Drake Arena is a 3,009-seat multi-purpose arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is home to the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas ice hockey teams and was named after former University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey coach, Clare Drake, who led the Golden Bears to 697 career wins. See also *List of Commonwealth Games venues The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, alphabetically, by sport and by year. As a multi-sport event, competitions held during a given the Commonwealth Games usually take pl ... References Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada Indoor arenas in Alberta Sports venues in Edmonton University of Alberta buildings University sports venues in Canada 1978 Commonwealth Games venues 1959 establishments in Alberta Sports venues completed in 1959 University and college buildings completed in 1959 {{Edmonton-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Youngberg
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Ross Livingston
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Uday Pawar
Uday Pawar is a former badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ... player. He was the national doubles champion four times. He was the bronze medalist in badminton at the 1982 Asian Games in the Men's team event and again won the bronze medalist in badminton at the 1986 Asian Games in the Men's team event. References Living people Indian male badminton players Indian national badminton champions Asian Games medalists in badminton Asian Games bronze medalists for India Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saw Swee Leong
Saw Swee Leong (born 16 July 1955 in Penang) is a former Malaysian professional badminton player. Career Saw Swee Leong supported the Malaysian National Team in the 1976 Thomas Cup. The team made it to the finals before losing to Indonesia by a nine to zero final tally. Six years later, the team ended up in fifth place in the 1982 Thomas Cup The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final round was held in London, England. China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round. Teams .... Losing 5:4 against England in the quarterfinals. Between the two men's team championships Saw Swee Leong participated in the men's singles at the World Cup in 1980, was defeated there but equal in his opening match against Syed Modi from India. Sporting achievements References Malaysian report for Thomas Cup* Malaysian male badminton players Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Bakar Sufian
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Partho Ganguli
Partho Ganguli also spelt Ganguly is an Indian former badminton player. He was the national doubles champion four times and bronze medalist in mixed doubles once.He was awarded the Arjuna award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ... in 1982. Achievements IBF International References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganguli, Partho Living people Indian male badminton players Indian national badminton champions Asian Games medalists in badminton Asian Games bronze medalists for India Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thompson (badminton)
William Thompson may refer to: Academics * William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar * William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine * William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), president of Ohio State University * William Hertzog Thompson (1895–1981), American psychology professor and minister * William Irwin Thompson (1938–2020), American social philosopher and cultural critic * William Robert Thompson (1923/4–1979), Canadian psychologist and behavior geneticist Entertainment * William Thompson (poet) (1712–1766), English poet * William C. Thompson (cinematographer) (1899–1963), American cinematographer * William H. Thompson (actor), (1852-1923), American actor * William Tappan Thompson (1812–1882), American humorist and journalist * Will Lamartine Thompson (1847–1909), American composer Military * William Thompson (Leveller) (died 1649), Leveller leader of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Selvaraj
Dato' James Selvaraj Joseph (born 21 November 1950) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach. Badminton career James was a former national shuttler during the mid 1970s to early 1980s. He was a national singles champion for three consecutive years from 1974 to 1976. In the 1975/76 Thomas Cup series, he was a member of the team who were runner-up to Indonesia. Among his other achievements were a bronze medal at the 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anc .... Post-retirement James was the national badminton coach from 1982 to 1985 and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) High Performance Director from 2010 to 2012. Achievement SEA Games ''Men's singles'' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Modi
Syed Modi (31 December 1962 – 28 July 1988), born as Syed Mehdi Hassan Zaidi, was an Indian badminton singles player. He was eight-time National Badminton champion (1980–1987). His most notable achievement at the international badminton circuit came in the form of men's singles title at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. He also won three other international titles, namely Austrian International (in 1983 & 1984) and USSR International (in 1985), both of which were European Badminton Circuit tournaments. Modi's career was cut short in his prime when he was shot dead on 28 July 1988 in Lucknow as he came out of the K. D. Singh Babu Stadium after a practice session. The murder sent shockwaves through India, especially after the police filed murder charges against Modi's wife, Ameeta, and her lover (and future husband) Sanjay Sinh. Early life and education Syed Mahdi Hassan Zaidi was born in the town of Sardarnagar, from Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh. He grew up there, but hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Fabris
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Keith Priestman
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