Don Paup
Donald Clark "Don" Paup (born April 2, 1939 in Los Angeles , † August 7, 2012 in Vienna ) was an American badminton player and sports scientist .
Career
Don Paup was one of the dominant US badminton players in the 1970s. His first title dates back to 1968, when he won the open US championships. Ten other titles followed by 1982. He also won the South African Open Championships in 1971. In 1973 he was inducted into the US Badminton Hall of Fame .
Professionally he worked as a sports scientist. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College and a Masters of Science and PhD from Tulane University. He worked as a post-doc at Michigan State University and the University of California . He was Chair of the Exercise Science Department at George Washington University in Washington, where he directed the Cardiac Rehab Lab and the Runner's Clinic.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Jim Poole / Don Paup |
| 1970 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole |
| 1970 | US Open | Men's doubles | 2 | Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole |
| 1971 | USA: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Don Paup / Helen Tibbetts |
| 1971 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Don Paup / Jim Poole |
| 1971 | South African Championship | Men's doubles | 1 | Donald C. Paup / Chris Kinard |
| 1972 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole |
| 1973 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Jim Poole / Don Paup |
| 1973 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jim Poole / Don Paup |
| 1974 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole |
| 1975 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole |
| 1976 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Don Paup / Bruce Pontow |
| 1982 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Don Paup / Bruce Pontow |
bibliography
- Skills, Drills & Strategies for Badminton , Holcomb Hathaway Publishing 2000, ISBN 978-1-890871-12-3
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paup, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paup, Donald Clark (real name); Paup, Donald C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 2012 |
| Place of death | Vienna |