Margaret Boxall
English badminton player
Margaret B. Boxall (born 1945; later Margaret Allen) is an English retired badminton player.
01Personal life
02Career
Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.
She also won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall.
Boxall represented the England team at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. She competed in the badminton events, winning double gold and a bronze medal.
Four years later she won a silver medal in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
03Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Sylvia Ng | 11-6, 11-8 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Susan Whetnall | Julie Rickard Gillian Perrin |
15-9, 15-2 | Gold |
| 1974 | Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin |
7-15, 5-15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Derek Talbot | Roger Mills Gillian Perrin |
8-15, 15-12, 15-12 | Gold |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Imre Nielsen | 9-11, 11-7, 3-11 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bochum, West Germany | Susan Pound | Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin |
15-7, 18-13 | Gold |
| 1970 | Port Talbot, Wales | Susan Whetnall | Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow |
2-3, retired | Gold |
International tournament (19 titles, 10 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South African Championships | Gillian Perrin | 1-11, 11-8, 4-11 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | 8-11, 11-4, 12-10 | Winner |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Gillian Perrin | 11-9, 11-1 | Winner |
| 1970 | Canadian Open | Tyna Barinaga | 3-11, 4-11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Irish Open | Susan Pound | Gillian Perrin Iris Rogers |
15-8, 15-7 | Winner |
| 1968 | Scottish Open | Susan Pound | Jenny Horton Ursula Smith |
9-15, 9-15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Dutch Open | Susan Pound | Angela Bairstow Alison Glenie |
5-15, 15-0, 15-9 | Winner |
| 1968 | German Open | Susan Pound | Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow |
15-6, 15-7 | Winner |
| 1969 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Hiroe Amano Tomoko Takahashi |
15-11, 15-11 | Winner |
| 1969 | Irish Open | Susan Whetnall | Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly |
15-3, 15-10 | Winner |
| 1969 | South African Championships | Susan Whetnall | Wilma Prade Ann Smith |
15-6, 15-4 | Winner |
| 1969 | Swedish Open | Susan Whetnall | Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen |
4-15, 15-5, 15-10 | Winner |
| 1969 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly |
15-4, 15-6 | Winner |
| 1970 | Belgian International | Susan Whetnall | Imre Rietveld Nielsen Anne Berglund |
15-4, 15-6 | Winner |
| 1970 | Swedish Open | Gillian Perrin | Pernille Molgaard Hansen Imre Rietveld Nielsen |
15-9, 15-1 | Winner |
| 1970 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard |
15-6, 8-15, 15-9 | Winner |
| 1970 | Canadian Open | Susan Whetnall | Tyna Barinaga Caroline Hein |
15-5, 5-15, 15-13 | Winner |
| 1970 | U.S. Open | Susan Whetnall | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka |
10-15, 11-15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Dutch Open | Susan Whetnall | Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow |
18-15, 12-15, 15-1 | Winner |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin |
15-2, 15-18, 15-5 | Winner |
| 1974 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks |
5-15, 14-18 | Runner-up |
| 1974 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks |
15-9, 10-15, 15-10 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Dutch Open | David Eddy | Paul Whetnall Angela Bairstow |
13-15, 11-15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Dutch Open | David Eddy | Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin |
14-18, 8-15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Paul Whetnall | Roger Mills Gillian Perrin |
2-15, 15-11, 8-15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Belgian International | Paul Whetnall | Alan Parsons Lore Hawig |
15-4, 15-5 | Winner |
| 1970 | Canadian Open | Paul Whetnall | Ippei Kojima Susan Whetnall |
15-12, 5-15, 13-15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | U.S. Open | Paul Whetnall | Ippei Kojima Machiko Aizawa |
15-8, 15-2 | Winner |
| 1974 | Scottish Open | Mike Tredgett | Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner |
4-15, 14-18 | Runner-up |
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