Margaret Boxall (born 1945; later Margaret Allen) is an English retired

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player.

Personal life

Boxall married to Eddie Allen, a South African badminton player on 9 August 1975 in her hometown

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Career

Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970. She also won the

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at the

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and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. She represented

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and won double gold and a

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, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in

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. Four years later she won a

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in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in

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, New Zealand.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

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

European Championships

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

International tournament (18 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxall, Margaret Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Sportspeople from Gosport English female badminton players Badminton players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen