Margaret Tragett
Margaret Rivers Tragett (born September 6, 1885 in Jamaica as Margaret Larminie , † March 31, 1964 in London ) was an English badminton player . In 1911 she married Robert Clayton Tragett , who was also a successful badminton player.
Career
Margaret Larminie was one of the most important badminton players of the second and third decades of the 20th century. After two finals without a win, she won the women's doubles at All England in 1914 and 1922 . In 1923 she won both mixed and doubles. She won her last title at the All England 1928 in mixed and women singles.
She was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1999 .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Larminie / Meriel Lucas |
| 1908 | French Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Larminie / Frank Chesterton |
| 1908 | French Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Larminie |
| 1908 | French Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Larminie / Lavinia Clara Radeglia |
| 1909 | French Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Larminie / Mary K. Bateman |
| 1910 | All of England | Ladies singles | 2 | Margaret Larminie |
| 1910 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Larminie / Mary K. Bateman |
| 1910 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Larminie / George Alan Thomas |
| 1911 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Larminie / Lavinia Clara Radeglia |
| 1911 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Larminie / George Alan Thomas |
| 1911 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Margaret Larminie / Lavinia Clara Radeglia |
| 1911 | All of England | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Larminie |
| 1912 | All of England | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Tragett |
| 1912 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Lavinia Clara Radeglia |
| 1912 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Tragett / George Alan Thomas |
| 1913 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / RH Plews |
| 1914 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Eveline Peterson |
| 1922 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Hazel Hogarth |
| 1923 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Gordon Mack / Margaret Tragett |
| 1923 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Hazel Hogarth |
| 1923 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Tragett / George Alan Thomas |
| 1924 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Tragett / George Alan Thomas |
| 1925 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Hazel Hogarth |
| 1926 | Scottish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Tragett |
| 1926 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / CT Duncan |
| 1926 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Margaret Tragett / George Alan Thomas |
| 1927 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Hazel Hogarth |
| 1928 | Scottish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Tragett |
| 1928 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Albert Edward Harbot / Margaret Tragett |
| 1928 | All of England | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Rivers Tragett |
| 1928 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / EFC MacDonald |
| 1928 | Welsh International | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Tragett |
| 1930 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / CT Duncan |
| 1932 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / CT Duncan |
| 1933 | Dutch Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Marian Horsley |
| 1933 | Dutch Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Margaret Tragett |
| 1936 | French Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Margaret Tragett / Marian Horsley |
literature
- John Arlott: The Oxford Companion to Sports & Games. Oxford University Press, London 1975
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton . Robert Hale, London, 1987, pp. 168-169, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
- Margaret Rivers Larminie Tragett: Badminton for beginners . Chatto, London, 1935
Web links
Commons : Margaret Tragett - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tragett, Margaret |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tragett, Margaret Rivers; Larminie, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1964 |
| Place of death | London |