Archibald Engelbach

Archibald Englebach
Personal information
Country  England
Died 1961

Archibald Frank Engelbach was a former English badminton player. He competed in the All England Championships winning the Men's doubles title in 1920 under the alias A Fee. He was a schools gymnastic champion before taking up badminton and became a prominent badminton judge. This resulted in him being uncapped for the England team.[1] In 1930 he married Violet Maude, also a well known badminton player, daughter of Herbert Baddeley, the four time winner of the Wimbledon doubles. He died on December 1961 at his home in London aged 80.[2]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Medal Year Event
1920 Men's doubles
1922 Men's doubles

References

  1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. "A.F.Engelbach". Badminton England.
  3. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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