Anthony Gallagher
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1963[1] Dungloe, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Perth | |||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Gallagher (born 12 October 1963) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Gallagher was born in 1963[2] in Dungloe, Ireland[3] but for most of his career was based in Perth[4] and in 1988 he became the Scottish number 1 ranked player.[5]
A postal worker by profession, he won three consecutive singles titles at the Scottish National Badminton Championships from 1988 to 1990[6][7] and won the 1989 Irish Open.[8]
Gallagher represented the Scottish team[1] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he competed in the badminton events.[9] Despite playing for Scotland for 4 years, he nearly missed the Games because he only held an Irish passport at the time.[3] Shortly after the Games in September 1990 he announced his retirement.[10]
References
- ^ a b "The glory hunters". Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 January 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gallagher withdraws". Dundee Courier. 5 March 1990. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Gallagher's passport to despair". Daily Record. 18 January 1990. p. 32. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 18 March 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". Kirriemuir Herald. 15 December 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Gallagher's Irish win". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 February 1989. p. 18. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Gallagher retires". Dundee Courier. 3 September 1990. p. 15. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.