Anne Johnstone (badminton)

Anne Johnstone
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1955[1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubWhitburn BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Scottish Nationals
1975 singles
1978 doubles
Irish Open
1978 doubles

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

  1. ^ a b "Anne pipped twice". West Lothian Courier. 10 November 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Anne Johnstone could upset seedings". The Scotsman. 8 December 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Ann Johnstone's winning start twice". The Scotsman. 29 September 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "\title treble for Ann Johnstone". The Scotsman. 26 September 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 20 November 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Burgess leaves it very late". The Scotsman. 12 June 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Badminton Notes". Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scotland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 3 February 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.