Helen Tibbetts
Helen "Kelly" Tibbetts (born February 17, 1925 in Alhambra , California , † December 30, 1997 in Los Angeles ) was an American badminton player .
Career
Helen Tibbetts, née Helen Noble, won the US open championships in mixed with Wynn Rogers in 1952 . It wasn't until 16 years later that she was successful again at the US Open, where she won the women's doubles competition with Tyna Barinaga . In 1971 she won the US individual championships in mixed with Don Paup .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US Open | Mixed | 1 | Wynn Rogers / Helen Tibbetts |
| 1968 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tyna Barinaga / Helen Tibbetts |
| 1969 | US Open | Mixed | 2 | Don Paup / Helen Tibbetts |
| 1971 | USA: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Don Paup / Helen Tibbetts |
| 1971 | US Open | Mixed | 2 | Don Paup / Helen Tibbetts |
credentials
- Paul Soderberg, Helen Washington (Eds.): The big book of Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada - Sports. Bowker, New York, 1977
- badminton.usoc.org ( Memento from June 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at findagrave.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tibbetts, Helen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tibbetts, Helen Noble; Tibbetts, Kelly; Noble, Kelly; Noble, Helen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alhambra, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1997 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |