Fédération Française de Badminton

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The Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBA) is the highest national administrative organization in the sport of badminton in France . The association, based in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) , was founded in February 1979 , but existed much earlier as part of the French Tennis Association.

history

Badminton in its present form was first played in France in 1898 in Saint-Servan, where the British Army member JE Jones had a four-field hall built. Dieppe BC became a member of the Badminton Association and in November 1908 the French organized the French Open, the first ever international tournament on mainland Europe. In 1934 the French Tennis Federation was a founding member of the Badminton World Federation , then known as the International Badminton Federation . In 1968 the association also became a member of the continental umbrella organization Badminton Europe , at that time still operating under the name European Badminton Union . In 1973 the association played a key role in the initialization of the Plume d'Or .

Major events, tournaments and leagues

President

Period Surname
Fédération française
1936 Ernest Féret
1937 Bléry
1938-39 / 1941 René Mathieu
Commission Centrale de Badminton de la FF Lawn Tennis
1941-1960 René Mathieu
1960-1960 Michel Marret
1960-1968 René Pelletier
1968-1979 Claude Lefèvre
French Federation of Badminton
1979-1984 Claude Lefèvre
1984-1988 Alain Citoleux
1988-1996 Jean Brunet
1996-2012 Paul André Tramier
2012- Richard Rémaud

Web links

credentials

  • Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton . Robert Hale, London, 1987, p. 59, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6