Sue Peard
Susan "Sue" Peard (* 1931 , nee Susan Devlin ) is a former American badminton player who later started for Ireland.
Career
Devlin began playing badminton in early childhood under the guidance of her Irish father, Frank Devlin . In 1956 she won the All England with her sister Judy Devlin after they had failed in the final the year before. In 1960 and 1961, both won again in a joint double.
successes
season | event | discipline | space | winner |
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1953 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1955 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1956 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1957 | Canada: National and International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Susan Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1958 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1959 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1959 | Canada: National and International Championships | Ladies singles | 2 | Sue Devlin |
1959 | Canada: National and International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1959 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1960 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1960 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Susan Devlin / Judy Devlin |
1961 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Judy D. Hashman / Sue Peard |
1961 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Sue Peard / Lena Rea |
1962/1963 | Germany: International championships | Ladies doubles | 2 | Judy Hashman / Peard-Devlin |
1963 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Judy D. Hashman / Sue Devlin-Peard |
1964 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Judy D. Hashman / Sue Peard |
1970 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Yvonne Kelly / Sue Peard |
credentials
- Pat Davis: The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness, Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
- Herbert Scheele (Ed.): The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: JA Jennings Ltd., 1971) 313.
- Herbert Scheele (Ed.): The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: JA Jennings Ltd. 1967) 97-101.
- Herbert Scheele (Ed.): The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: JA Jennings Ltd., 1967) 102-106.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Peard, Sue |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Devlin, Susan (maiden name); Devlin, Sue; Peard, Susan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Irish badminton player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |