Derek Talbot

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European champion Wolfgang Bochow (left) plays against world champion Derek Talbot (right), who is coming from England, in 1973

Derek Talbot , MBE (* 1947 ) is a former English badminton player .

Career

Derek Talbot was one of the most successful badminton players in England in the 1970s. His greatest successes include three European mixed titles, three wins at the Commonwealth Games , silver at the 1977 World Cup and three wins at the All England . In the 1980s, Jack Temple trained him as a naturopath and has been running his own healing center on Ibiza since 2004 .

Sporting successes

space discipline date place
Badminton world championship
2 Mixed 1977 Malmo, SWE
European badminton championship
1 Mixed 1972 Karlskrona, SWE
1 Mixed 1974 Vienna, AUT
1 Mixed 1976 Dublin, IRE
2 Mixed 1970 Port Talbot, WAL
2 Men's doubles 1972 Karlskrona, SWE
2 Men's doubles 1976 Dublin, IRE
3 singles 1974 Vienna, AUT
3 Mixed 1980 Groningen, NED
Commonwealth Games
1 Mixed 1970 Edinburgh, SCO
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Mixed men's doubles
1974 Christchurch, NZL
1 team 1978 Edmonton, CAN
2 singles 1978 Edmonton, CAN
3 singles 1974 Christchurch, NZL
3 Mixed 1978 Edmonton, CAN
International championships
1 Mixed 1973, 1976, 1977 All of England
2 Mixed 1971, 1972, 1974 All of England

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