Elinor Muriel Middlemiss (née Elinor Allen; born 28 January 1967) is a Scottish former

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. At present she is working as Games team operations manager of Badminton Scotland Commonwealth games.

Career

Middlemiss in her junior days won national junior championships for 5 times. She contested in 5 Commonwealth games between 1986 and 2002, winning two bronze medals in both individual (in 1998) and team event (in 2002). She played for her country in eight Uber Cups, eight European Team Championships and six World Championships and has the most international caps (136) and national titles (22) of any Scottish female badminton player. She was an advanced coach at equivalent of UKCC level 2 and has coached at World University Games and World University Championship level. At present she is appointed as Team Scotland Chief-de-Mission 2022 Commonwealth Games, having previously served as a deputy chief in 2014 and 2018 commonwealth games. She is the first woman ever to hold this post since the games began in 1930. Middlemiss was appointed

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(MBE) in the

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for services to sport.

Personal life

Middlemiss is married to Kenny Middlemiss, another former Scottish badminton player. She has 2 children, Andrew Middlemiss born in 1999 and Kim Middlemiss born in 2001.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Women's doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Middlemiss, Elinor 1967 births Living people 20th-century Scottish women Scottish female badminton players Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Scottish sportswomen