Susan Egelstaff
Appearance
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Susan Hughes | |||||||||||||||||
Country | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 12 October 1982|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 27 (19 August 2010) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Susan Egelstaff (born 12 October 1982; née Hughes) is a Scottish badminton player.[1] Egelstaff won team bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, took women's singles bronze four years later in Melbourne, and finished fourth in the singles in Delhi.[2] In 2012, she competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] She failed to progress past the group stage, beating Maja Tvrdy but losing to the 12th seed Sayaka Sato in three games.[4]
As of 2023, she is a sports writer for The Herald.[5]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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21–5, 13–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Scottish International | ![]() |
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4–7, 0–7, 8–6, 0–7 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Susan Egelstaff". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Susan Egelstaff profile". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "London Olympics: Badminton star Susan Egelstaff thanks coach for setting her on road to Games". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Scotland's Susan Egelstaff retires from badminton after Olympics". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Profile: Susan Egelstaff". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
- Susan Egelstaff at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Susan Egelstaff at BWFbadminton.com
- Susan Egelstaff at Olympedia
- Susan Egelstaff at Olympics.com
- Susan Egelstaff at Team GB
- Susan Egelstaff at Team Scotland
- Susan Egelstaff at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Susan Egelstaff at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games