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Margaret Boxall

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Margaret Boxall
Personal information
CountryEngland
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh Women's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Bochum Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Port Talbot Women's singles

Margaret Boxall (later Margaret Allen) is a retired badminton player from England.

Career

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Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.[1]

She also won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall.[2]

She represented England and won double gold and a bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4]

Four years later she won a silver medal in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  2. ^ Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J.A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 326.
  3. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.