Derek Talbot

Profile details

Born

23 Mar 1947

Birthplace

Newcastle upon Tyne

Country

United Kingdom

Sport

Badminton

Discipline

Racquet

Category

Men

Status

Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

• ▸Commonwealth Games champion
• ▸European champion
• ▸Member of the Order of the British Empire
• ▸National champion

Competition Appearances

96 recorded appearances, most significant first.

• ·1972 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
• ·1972 Summer Olympics – mixed doubles
• ·1978 Commonwealth Games – men's doubles
• ·1978 Commonwealth Games – men's singles
• ·1978 Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles
• ·1974 British Commonwealth Games – men's doubles
• ·1974 British Commonwealth Games – men's singles
• ·1974 British Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles

Career Timeline

1. 1969Competed at 1969 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
2. 1969Competed at 1969 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
3. 1969Competed at 1969 South Africa Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
4. 1970Competed at 1970 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
5. 1970Competed at 1970 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
6. 1970Competed at 1970 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
7. 1970Competed at badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – men's doubles
8. 1970Competed at badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – men's singles
9. 1970Competed at badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles
10. 1971Competed at 1971 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
11. 1971Competed at 1971 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
12. 1971Competed at 1971 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
13. 1971Competed at 1971 English Badminton Championships – men's doubles
14. 1971Competed at 1971 English Badminton Championships – men's singles
15. 1971Competed at 1971 German Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
16. 1971Competed at 1971 German Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
17. 1971Competed at 1971 Irish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
18. 1971Competed at 1971 Irish Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
19. 1971Competed at 1971 Irish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
20. 1971Competed at 1971 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
21. 1971Competed at 1971 Swedish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
22. 1972Competed at 1972 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles
23. 1972Competed at 1972 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
24. 1972Competed at 1972 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
25. 1972Competed at 1972 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
26. 1972Competed at 1972 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
27. 1972Competed at 1972 English Badminton Championships – men's doubles
28. 1972Competed at 1972 English Badminton Championships – men's singles
29. 1972Competed at 1972 English Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
30. 1972Competed at 1972 European Badminton Championships – men's doubles
31. 1972Competed at 1972 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
32. 1972Competed at 1972 German Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
33. 1972Competed at 1972 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
34. 1972Competed at 1972 US Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
35. 1972Competed at badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
36. 1972Competed at badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics – mixed doubles
37. 1973Competed at 1973 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles
38. 1973Competed at 1973 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
39. 1973Competed at 1973 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
40. 1973Competed at 1973 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
41. 1973Competed at 1973 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
42. 1973Competed at 1973 German Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
43. 1973Competed at 1973 Swedish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
44. 1973Competed at 1973 US Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
45. 1973Competed at 1973 US Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
46. 1974Competed at 1974 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
47. 1974Competed at 1974 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
48. 1974Competed at 1974 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
49. 1974Competed at 1974 English Badminton Championships – men's doubles
50. 1974Competed at 1974 English Badminton Championships – men's singles
51. 1974Competed at 1974 English Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
52. 1974Competed at 1974 European Badminton Championships – men's singles
53. 1974Competed at 1974 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
54. 1974Competed at 1974 German Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
55. 1974Competed at 1974 German Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
56. 1974Competed at badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – men's doubles
57. 1974Competed at badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – men's singles
58. 1974Competed at badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles
59. 1975Competed at 1975 English Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
60. 1975Competed at 1975 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
61. 1976Competed at 1976 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
62. 1976Competed at 1976 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
63. 1976Competed at 1976 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
64. 1976Competed at 1976 English Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
65. 1976Competed at 1976 European Badminton Championships – men's doubles
66. 1976Competed at 1976 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
67. 1976Competed at 1976 German Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
68. 1976Competed at 1976 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
69. 1977Competed at 1977 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles
70. 1977Competed at 1977 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
71. 1977Competed at 1977 Badminton World Championships – men's singles
72. 1977Competed at 1977 Badminton World Championships – mixed doubles
73. 1977Competed at 1977 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
74. 1977Competed at 1977 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
75. 1977Competed at 1977 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
76. 1977Competed at 1977 German Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
77. 1977Competed at 1977 Swedish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
78. 1978Competed at 1978 English Badminton Championships – men's singles
79. 1978Competed at 1978 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
80. 1978Competed at 1978 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's singles
81. 1978Competed at badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – men's doubles
82. 1978Competed at badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – men's singles
83. 1978Competed at badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles
84. 1979Competed at 1979 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles
85. 1979Competed at 1979 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
86. 1979Competed at 1979 English Badminton Championships – men's singles
87. 1979Competed at 1979 English Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
88. 1979Competed at 1979 Northern Badminton Championships – men's doubles
89. 1979Competed at 1979 Northern Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
90. 1980Competed at 1980 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles
91. 1980Competed at 1980 Badminton World Championships – men's doubles
92. 1980Competed at 1980 Badminton World Championships – mixed doubles
93. 1980Competed at 1980 English Badminton Championships – men's doubles
94. 1980Competed at 1980 English Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
95. 1980Competed at 1980 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles
96. 1981Competed at 1981 Portugal International Badminton Championships – men's doubles

Statistics

About

Derek Talbot (born 23 March 1947) is a former badminton player from England. One of Britain's most successful "all-rounders," he won eleven English National Championships four singles, three doubles, and four mixed doubles. He also won four Commonwealth Games gold medals and in partnership with the formidable Gillian Gilks he won three mixed doubles crowns at the prestigious All-England Open (1973, 1976, and 1977).

Biography adapted from Derek Talbot on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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