Peter Seaman (badminton)

Peter Seaman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1944[1]
Wales
Sport
SportBadminton
Event(s)
singles, doubles
ClubSteinberg BC, Hawthorn

Peter A. Seaman (born c.1944) is a former badminton player from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Seaman started playing badminton at the age of 8 and was a member of the Steinberg Badminton Club in Hawthorn.[1] He attended the Pontypridd Boys' Grammar School and won the 1962 English Junior Singles Championship.[2] His doubles partner was Howard Jennings, also from the Steinberg club and who he started playing with in 1960.[1]

He represented the 1966 Welsh team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the singles and doubles events.[4] At the time of the Games he was living at Tonteg Close in Tonteg and worked for the Glamorgan County Council.[1][5]

He continued to represent Wales after the Games,[6] including appearing at the inaugural 1968 European Badminton Championships.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Flying Off To Sunny Jamaica". Pontypridd Observer. 8 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Seaman Success". Pontypridd Observer. 16 January 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Flying Off To Sunny Jamaica". Pontypridd Observer. 8 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Irish stars v Wales at Deganwy". North Wales Weekly News. 21 March 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Badminton Wales History". Badminton Wales. Retrieved 27 November 2025.