John DM McCallum

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John "Johnnie" DM McCallum , DSO , CBE , RM ( September 2, 1883 , † January 14, 1967 ) was a Northern Irish badminton player and official.

Career

As a player, John McCallum won the Welsh International in 1927, the Irish Open in 1929 and the Dutch Open in 1933. As an official he was Secretary of the Ulster Region of Badminton Ireland for 52 years and President of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1961 to 1963 .

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
1927 Welsh International Men's doubles 1 JDM McCallum / Alan Titherley
1929 Irish Open Men's doubles 1 JDM McCallum / George Alan Thomas
1933 Dutch Open Men's doubles 1 JDM McCallum / FL Treasure

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