Sandra Watt

Sandra Watt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born8 August 1973[1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubInnerleithen
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
2002 Manchester Mixed team
Scottish Nationals
1998–2002, 2005 doubles
Scottish Open
2001 doubles

Sandra Watt (born 8 August 1973) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games and won two bronze medals.

Biography

Watt born in 1973[1] was from Innerleithen[2] and based in Edinburgh.[3] She represented Scotland at international level.[4]

Watt represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she competed in the badminton events.[1] Partnering Elinor Middlemiss, she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles.[6]

She broke her wrist during the 1998 Games and did not return until January 1999.[7] Later, she partnered with Kirsteen McEwan and then Yuan Wemyss in the women's doubles.[8]

Watt represented the Scottish team again [9] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the badminton events,[10] winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team.[6]

She was a six-times doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 October 1998. p. 60. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Fife trio make Scots' world team line-ups". Dundee Courier. 24 January 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Badminton". Coleraine Times. 10 December 2003. p. 56. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 January 1999. p. 56. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scots banking on English support". The Scotsman. 7 June 2002. p. 17. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.