Paul Whetnall

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Paul E. Whetnall (born February 19, 1947 in Birmingham , † May 1, 2014 ) was an English badminton player . Susan Whetnall was his wife. Together they had two children, son Andrew and daughter Claire.

Career

Paul Whetnall won bronze at the European Championships in men's singles in 1970 and 1976. He won the Belgian International, the US Open, the Dutch Open, the Scottish Open, the German Open and the South African Championships, among others. He has been national English champion four times. His greatest successes were silver medal wins at the Commonwealth Games in 1970 and 1974. As a coach, he worked for the Canadian Badminton Association and for Badminton England. Among other things, he led the English team at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1986 and in Auckland in 1990, with his team winning gold at both events. In 1983 and 1989 he was the English national coach at the World Championships.

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
1965 England: Juniors Individual Championship Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / LV Veasey
1968 Dutch Open Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / Angela Bairstow
1969 Belgian International Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / Margaret Boxall
1969 Scottish Open Men's doubles 1 Ray Sharp / Paul Whetnall
1970 Scottish Open Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1970 Commonwealth Games Men's singles 2 Paul Whetnall
1970 England: Individual Championships Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / Margaret Boxall
1970 England: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1970 European Championship Men's singles 3 Paul Whetnall
1970 US Open Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / Margaret Boxall
1974 Commonwealth Games Mixed 2 Paul Whetnall / Nora Gardner
1974 Scottish Open Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / Nora Gardner
1974 Scottish Open Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1975 South African Championship Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1975 England: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1975 South African Championship Men's doubles 1 Paul Whetnall / Ray Stevens
1975 Sweden: International Championships Mixed 3 Paul Whetnall / Barbara Giles
1975 South African Championship Mixed 1 Paul Whetnall / Susan Whetnall
1976 European Championship Men's singles 3 Paul Whetnall
1976 German Open Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1976 Scottish Open Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1976 US Open Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1976 England: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1980 Scottish Open Men's singles 1 Paul Whetnall
1997 Senior European Championship O50 Men's doubles 1 Ray Sharp / Paul Whetnall

bibliography

  • Paul Whetnall, Sue Whetnall : Badminton , Pelham Books, London 1975

credentials