Frazer Evans
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1954[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | St. Jude's BC St. Polycarp BC | |||||||||||||||||
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Frazer Evans (born c.1954), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and was a four-time champion of Ireland.
Biography
Evans attended Belfast High School from 1965 to 1970.[2] He was a member of St. Jude's Badminton Club before switching to St. Polycarp Badminton Club in 1972.[3] He was an Irish U21 and junior doubles champion.[1]
Evans represented the all-Ireland team at the international level[4] and although primarily a singles player, he also played doubles and partners included John Scott, [5] Bill Thompson[6] and Dorothy Cunningham.[7]
Evans represented the Northern Irish team at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[8] where he competed in the four events,[9] including partnering John Scott in the men's doubles at the Games.[10]
Evans retired from representative badminton in October 1978.[11]
He was a four-times Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles in 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980.[12][13] He was also a mixed doubles champion at the Irish Open with Diane Underwood.
In 2018 he received an OBE for contributions to the economy, business, and charitable causes.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Fame may be just around the corner". Belfast Telegraph. 21 March 1973. p. 28. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Frazer Evans OBE". Belfast High School. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Badminton changes". Belfast News-Letter. 17 October 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ireland confident of victory". Belfast News-Letter. 4 December 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish team an all Ulster one". Belfast Telegraph. 23 January 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". Belfast News-Letter. 11 April 1978. p. 12. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". Belfast News-Letter. 13 March 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Julie (13) for Games". Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Top stars head for the Wesley Hall". Ulster Star. 25 January 1980. p. 44. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Incentive for Ulster players". Belfast News-Letter. 27 October 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.