Iris L. Rogers (née Cooley, born 1930) is a former English

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.

Badminton career

Born Iris L Cooley she came to prominence in the early fifties when playing doubles. Partnering

June Timperley June Rose Timperley (née White) was an English badminton player. Badminton career Born June White she came to prominence in the early fifties when playing doubles. Partnering Iris Rogers née Cooley the pair broke the stranglehold of the Dan ...

née White the pair broke the stranglehold of the Danish pairs during the era of Danish domination by claiming three All England women's doubles titles. She also claimed an All England mixed doubles titles with John Best. Although mainly concentrating on doubles Rogers was also a very good singles player reaching the final of the All England in 1954 before losing out to

Judy Devlin Judy Devlin (later Hashman, 22 October 1935 – 6 May 2024) was an English and American badminton player who won more major international titles than any other player of her era. Devlin began playing badminton with her Irish-born father Frank D ...

. Other successes included nine Irish open titles, nine Scottish open titles, three Dutch opens, one Swedish open and one Danish open title. She represented

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and won a

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in the women's doubles with

Angela Bairstow Angela Bairstow (1942–2016) was an English international badminton player. Early life She lived on Plough Lane, in Purley. She attended Dinorben School, a private girls school, on Woodcote Lane (A237) in Wallington. Badminton career Sh ...

, at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonweal ...

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Personal life

She married in William Rogers in 1956 and competed as Rogers and not Cooley afterwards.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Women's doubles''

International tournaments (27 titles, 21 runners-up)

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

References

External links

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Photograph of Badminton All England Champs Iris Rogers and June Timperley, 14 March 1961
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Iris 1930 births Living people English female badminton players Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Badminton players at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen