Mary Bryan
Mary Bryan (* 1936 as Mary O'Sullivan ; † October 26, 2017 ) was an Irish badminton player . For more than 15 years she was the dominant badminton athlete in her home country alongside Yvonne Kelly .
Career
Mary O'Sullivan's first success was the 1956 Irish Open , where she won the women's singles. A year later she won her first Irish championship in women's doubles. In 1958 she won the Welsh International for the first time, and in 1963 the Scottish Open for the first time. By 1972 she had collected 38 important national and international titles.
successes
| season | event | discipline | space | winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Irish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1957 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1958 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1958 | Welsh International | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1959 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1959 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1960 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1960 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1960 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1960 | Irish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1961 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1962 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1962 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1962 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Lena McAleese / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1963 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1963 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1963 | Scottish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan / Yvonne Kelly |
| 1963 | Scottish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1964 | Swedish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Judy Hashman / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1964 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1964 | Irish championship | Mixed | 1 | Samuel Blair / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1965 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1965 | Irish championship | Mixed | 1 | Samuel Blair / Mary O'Sullivan |
| 1966 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1966 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1966 | Irish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1966 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1968 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1968 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1968 | Irish Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1969 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1971 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1971 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | John McCloy / Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish championship | Ladies singles | 1 | Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish championship | Mixed | 1 | John McCloy / Mary Bryan |
| 1972 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan |
credentials
- http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton . Robert Hale, London, 1987, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bryan, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Sullivan, Mary (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 2017 |