Frank Peard
Frank Peard ( October 1919 - September 22, 2019 ) was an Irish badminton player .
Career
Frank Peard won both the Scottish Open and the Irish Open in 1948. In 1949 he won the national championships for the first time. Overall, he won 18 times nationally by 1962, five times in Scotland and four times at the Irish Open .
Peard played on November 2, 1948, the very first encounter in the Thomas Cup , the team championship. In Copenhagen he was defeated by the Dane Jörn Skaarup 3:15, 2:15 (Ireland - Denmark 0: 9).
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Scottish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | TL Henry / Frank Peard |
| 1948 | Irish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Noel B. Radford / Frank Peard |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | TL Henry / Frank Peard |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1949 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jim FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1950 | Northern Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1950 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1950 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Frank Peard / BI Donaldson |
| 1950 | Irish Open | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1950 | Irish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Frank Peard / James FitzGibbon |
| 1950 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1951 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1951 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Frank Peard / BI Donaldson |
| 1951 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | Men's singles | 2 | Frank Peard |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | Men's doubles | 2 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1952 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1952 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Frank Peard / BI Donaldson |
| 1952 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1953 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Frank Peard / BI Donaldson |
| 1953 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Frank Peard |
| 1953 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1954 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1954 | Irish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Frank Peard / James FitzGibbon |
| 1955 | Scottish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Frank Peard / James FitzGibbon |
| 1955 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Frank Peard / BI Donaldson |
| 1955 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1961 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
| 1962 | Ireland: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | James FitzGibbon / Frank Peard |
credentials
- ↑ http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8226487
- ↑ Achievements badmintoneurope.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peard, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1919 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd September 2019 |