Mabel Hardy (badminton)
| Mabel Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | England |
| Born | Q1 1879[1] Lymington, Hampshire |
| Died | 7 February 1947 (aged 67-68) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Mabel Constance Hardy married name Mabel Smith (1879-1947) was an English international badminton player.[2]
Badminton career
[edit]Hardy was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships after winning the women's 1903 All England Badminton Championships doubles with Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers.[3][4][5] She was also a singles and mixed doubles finalist at the 1905 All England Badminton Championships.[6]
Additionally she won the Irish Open doubles in 1903 and mixed doubles in 1903 and 1904. After marrying Lionel Smith in 1905 she competed under her married name of Smith.
References
[edit]- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "History" (PDF). All England Badminton.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 77. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 April 1903. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 11 March 1905. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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