Marjorie Barrett
| Marjorie Barrett | |
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| Personal information | |
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 England |
Marjorie Barrett born Lucy Marjory East was a former English badminton player. She started playing badminton in the village of Shaldon in Devon where Meriel Lucas was a member. After becoming a member of the Crystal Palace Club she married Frederick Barrett in 1915.[1] The left hander became a force after the war and secured five All England singles titles.[2] Her husband died in 1932 and she remarried in 1949 to another badminton player Percy Macfarlane. She died in 1968, aged 79 in Newton Abbott
Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships
| Medal | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1926 | Women's singles |
| | 1927 | Women's singles |
| | 1929 | Women's singles |
| | 1930 | Women's singles |
| | 1931 | Women's singles |
| | 1928 | Women's doubles |
| | 1929 | Women's doubles |
| | 1930 | Women's doubles |
| | 1932 | Women's doubles |
References
- ↑ "Mrs Barrett". Badminton England.
- ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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