Alastair Gatt
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1966[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alastair Morrison Gatt (born 3 March 1966) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Gatt born in 1966, was from Aberdeen and was a solicitor by profession.[2] He represented Scotland at international level[3] and attended his first major tournament for his nation at the 1992 Thomas Cup.[4]
In 1992 he formed a new doubles partnership with Gordon Haldane[5] and two years later in 1994 doubled up with Russell Hogg.[6] In 1996, he partnered up with Craig Robertson and it was this doubles team that gained success, winning their first Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1996.[7]
Gatt subsequently represented the Scottish team[8] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the badminton events.[9][10]
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he once again partnered Craig Robertson in the doubles[11] and won a mixed team bronze medal.[12]
He won three more doubles titles (two with Robertson) at the National Badminton Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2003.[13]
References
- ^ "Travers makes troops suffer". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 June 2000. p. 56. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Aberdonian Alastair Gatt". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 26 January 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Place for Gatt". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 February 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "In Brief". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 February 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Highlight for city players". Aberdeen Evening Express. 11 April 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stiff task for Hogg in cup warm up". Dundee Courier. 16 February 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Gatt for Games". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 7 June 2002. p. 70. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.