Linda Andrews (badminton)
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||
| Born | c.1956[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
| Club | Alpha BC, Lisburn | |||||||||||
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Linda Andrews (born c.1956), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships.
Biography
Andrews was a member of the Alpha Badminton Club in Lisburn[2] and teamed up in the mixed doubles with Trevor Woods to win a bronze medal at the 1975 European Junior Badminton Championships.[3]
She represented Ulster at provincial level and the all-Ireland team at international level.[4] Andrews specialised in doubles play and partners included Ann Crossan.[5]
Andrews represented the Northern Irish team[6] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[7] where she competed in three events.[8]
In later life, Andrews took up pickleball and represented Ireland again 50 years after her first Irish badminton cap when she participated in the 2024 European Pickleball Championships.[9]
References
- ^ "Ireland's top player missing". Belfast News-Letter. 29 September 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Alpha are no fools". Dromore Leader. 5 April 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Alpha Badminton Club's Junior players showed early promise". Northern ireland World. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Alpha pair in Irish squad to face Americans". Ulster Star. 13 March 1981. p. 39. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster crash to leinster". Belfast News-Letter. 20 October 1980. p. 12. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No cuts, so 72 head off to Brisbane". Belfast News-Letter. 6 July 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Pickleball star represents Ireland again after 50 years". Tottenham and Wood Green Independent. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2026.