Gordon Haldane

Gordon Haldane
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
BornJune 1970[1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubKirkcaldy

Gordon Haldane (born June 1970) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Haldane was born in 1970 and his younger sister Jillian Haldane was also an international player.[2] He attended Kirkcaldy High School, studied at Edinburgh Napier University[3] and was based in Kirkcaldy.[4]

Haldane represented Scotland at international level,[5] making his full debut for Scotland in 1990 as a 19-year-old.[1] In 1992 he formed a new doubles partnership with Alastair Gatt.[6]

Haldane represented the Scottish team[7] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he competed in the badminton events and reached the quarter finals of the men's doubles with Bruce Flockhart.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Euro dates for Fifers". Fife Free Press. 10 April 1992. p. 31. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 27 May 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Capped". Fife Free Press. 7 December 1990. p. 38. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Fifers chosen". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 4 November 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "In Brief". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 February 1992. p. 173. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Highlight for city players". Aberdeen Evening Express. 11 April 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Games Squad". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 June 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scotland Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)