Elliot Stuart
English badminton player (born 1946)
Elliot Clarke Stuart (born 1946) is a former English international badminton player.
01Badminton career
Stuart was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the 1975 All England Badminton Championships mixed doubles with Nora Gardner.
Stuart competed in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch winning the gold medal, in the men's doubles with Derek Talbot and a bronze medal, in the mixed doubles with Susan Whetnall. He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 1972 Summer Olympics when the sport was a demonstration sport.
02Personal life
Stuart studied metallurgy at Newcastle University before working for Barclays Bank from 1968 until the mid-1990s.
Stuart married the two-time All England Open single champions, Eva Twedberg of Sweden, on 18 August 1973 which took place in Newcastle upon Tyne. The two living in North London.
03Achievement
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | Derek Talbot | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
15-6, 6-15, 15-11 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | Susan Whetnall | Richard Purser Alison Branfield |
15-10, 15-4 | Bronze |
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden | Derek Talbot | Willi Braun Roland Maywald |
11-15, 15-18 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | Susan Whetnall | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
15-5, 3-15, 3-15 | Silver |
International Tournament (18 titles, 17 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Belgian International | David Horton | Tom Bacher Poul Petersen |
5-15, 15-10, 15-1 | Winner |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | David Horton | David Eddy Derek Talbot |
13-18, 15-5, 15-9 | Winner |
| 1971 | Irish International | Derek Talbot | Roger Mills Ray Stevens |
15-10, 15-3 | Winner |
| 1971 | Dutch Open | Derek Talbot | Erland Kops Svend Pri |
11-15, 5-15 | Runner-up |
| 1971 | Scottish Open | David Horton | Robert McCoig Fraser Gow |
15-8, 15-13 | Winner |
| 1972 | U.S. Open | Derek Talbot | Mike Adams Thomas Carmichael |
15-9, 5-15, 15-3 | Winner |
| 1972 | Canadian Open | Derek Talbot | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
11-15, 13-15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | German Open | Derek Talbot | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan |
9-15, 12-15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | Dutch Open | Derek Talbot | Erland Kops Svend Pri |
6-15, 15-11, 7-15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | Scottish Open | David Horton | Robert McCoig Fraser Gow |
15-12, 10-15, 11-15 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | India Open | Derek Talbot | Indra Gunawan Amril Nurman |
15-11, 15-8 | Winner |
| 1973 | Swedish Open | Derek Talbot | Poul Petersen Svend Pri |
9-15, 15-1, 10-15 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Dutch Open | Derek Talbot | David Eddy Eddy Sutton |
12-15, 15-18 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Portugal International | Ray Stevens | Erland Kops Jørgen Mortensen |
10-15, 15-7, 15-6 | Winner |
| 1974 | German Open | Derek Talbot | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
15-12, 14-15, 15-5 | Winner |
| 1974 | Dutch Open | Derek Talbot | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
15-8, 12-15, 4-15 | Runner-up |
| 1975 | Scottish Open | Derek Talbot | Jim Ansari John Britton |
12-15, 15-7, 15-8 | Winner |
| 1977 | Welsh International | Mike Tredgett | David Eddy Eddy Sutton |
13-9, retired | Runner-up |
| 1979 | Dutch Open | Derek Talbot | Morten Frost Steen Fladberg |
15-8, 18-17 | Winner |
| 1980 | Portugal International | David Eddy | Gerry Asquith Ray Rofe |
15-6, 15-18, 15-11 | Winner |
| 1984 | Portugal International | Gerry Asquith | David Eddy Chris Baxter |
17-15, 15-12 | Winner |
| 1986 | Portugal International | David Eddy | Kenny Middlemiss Kevin Scott |
13-15, 15-12, 15-10 | Winner |
| 1987 | Portugal International | David Eddy | N. Clinton N. Pettman |
15-4, 15-4 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Scottish Open | Jenny Horton | Roger Mills Gillian Gilks |
2-15, 5-15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | U.S. Open | Eva Twedberg | Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard |
5-15, 1-15 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Canada Open | Eva Twedberg | Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard |
11-15, 17-18 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | India Open | Eva Twedberg | Satish Bhatia Morin Mathias |
15-0, 15-11 | Winner |
| 1973 | Swedish Open | Margaret Beck | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
11-15, 3-15 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Dutch Open | Nora Perry | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
15-13, 6-15, 5-15 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | All England Open | Nora Perry | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
15-9, 13-15, 8-15 | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Portugal International | Nora Perry | Ray Stevens Barbara Giles |
10-15, 15-14, 12-15 | Runner-up |
| 1975 | Scottish Open | Nora Perry | Fraser Gow Helen McIntosh |
15-5, 12-15, 15-4 | Winner |
| 1975 | All England Open | Nora Perry | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden |
15-9, 15-3 | Winner |
| 1975 | Swedish Open | Susan Whetnall | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
12-15, 6-15 | Runner-up |
| 1977 | Welsh International | Gillian Gilks | Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder |
15-10, 15-12 | Winner |
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