Badminton player
| Violet Elton | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country | England |
| Born | 13 February 1889 India |
| Died | 4 March 1969 (aged 80) Sidmouth, Devon |
Violet Helen Strachan Elton (1889-1969) was an English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles. She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969, in Sidmouth.
Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships
| Medal | Year | Event |
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1920 | Women's doubles |
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1926 | Women's doubles |
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1928 | Women's doubles |
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1929 | Women's doubles |
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1930 | Women's doubles |
References
- "1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6835A". The National Archives, Kew, London. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- "Violet Elton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
