Anne Johnstone (badminton)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1955[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Whitburn BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Anne Johnstone (born c.1955) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Johnstone lived at 4 Dean Street in Whitburn, West Lothian[1] and was a physical education teacher by profession at Whitburn Academy.[2]
She was the highest ranked Scottish woman in 1975.[3] and in 1977 won three titles at the Scottish invitational[4] and the following year in 1978 she won the Greenock Open singles and also teamed up with Christine Stewart, also of Whitburn, to win the doubles.[5]
Johnstone represented the Scottish team[6] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[7] where she competed in the badminton events.[8]
Johnstone was the 1975 singles champion and 1978 doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[9][10] Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the 1978 Irish Open.
Her brother Jimmy also played badminton to a high standard.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Anne pipped twice". West Lothian Courier. 10 November 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Anne Johnstone could upset seedings". The Scotsman. 8 December 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ann Johnstone's winning start twice". The Scotsman. 29 September 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "\title treble for Ann Johnstone". The Scotsman. 26 September 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 20 November 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Burgess leaves it very late". The Scotsman. 12 June 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton Notes". Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 3 February 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.