Angela Bairstow

Angela Bairstow
Personal information
Country	England
Born	31 May 1942
Died	13 February 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 73)
Handedness	Right
Coach	H Ian palmer
Highest ranking	1 (1965)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing England Uber Cup 1963 Wilmington Women's team Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Women's singles 1966 Kingston Mixed doubles 1966 Kingston Women's doubles Asian Championships 1965 Lucknow Women's singles 1965 Lucknow Women's doubles 1965 Lucknow Mixed doubles European Championships 1968 Bochum Women's doubles 1968 Bochum Women's singles

Angela Bairstow (1942–2016) was an English international badminton player.

Early life

She lived on Plough Lane, in Purley. She attended Dinorben School, a private girls school, on Woodcote Lane (A237) in Wallington.

Badminton career

She first came to prominence in 1958 when she won the English National Junior singles title. Further wins followed in 1959 and 1960; in addition she won four English National Junior doubles titles. After the step up to senior competition she reached the final of the 1963 All England Badminton Championships singles losing out to Judy Hashman. In 1963 at the All England Championships she was seeded to win in the Singles, Doubles and the Mixed.

Although never winning an All England title Bairstow became a significant player for England winning a host of titles from 1964 to 1968 including the Scottish Open, German Open, Dutch Open, Asia Cup, Irish Open, English National Badminton Championships and European Badminton Championships.

In 1965 Bairstow won the Dutch open in Singles, Doubles and Mixed in the same year with another three Dutch titles afterwards. She repeated the triple at the second Asian Championships in 1965 in Lucknow. After which the organisers banned non-Asian players from entering. Bairstow brought to prominence a deceptive backhand sliced serve and flick. She is the only player in history who won medals in both Asian and European Championships.

Bairstow represented England and won two golds and one silver medal, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

Personal life

She married her coach, H. Ian Palmer, in 1970 and had three children (born 1969, 1970 and 1972) and four grandchildren.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica	Sharon Whittaker	11–5, 11–3	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica	Iris Rogers	Jenny Horton Ursula Smith	7–15, 7–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica	Roger Mills	Tony Jordan Jenny Horton	7–15, 15–8, 15–12	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Lucknow, India	Ursula Smith	11–6, 11–4	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Lucknow, India	Ursula Smith	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	18–13, 15–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Lucknow, India	Tan Yee Khan	Chavalert Chumkum Ursula Smith	6–15, 15–3, 15–2	Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, Germany	Irmgard Latz	9–12, 2–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, Germany	Gillian Perrin	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	7–15, 13–18	Silver

International tournaments (12 titles, 10 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	All England Open	Judy Hashman	5–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1964	Dutch Open	Judy Hashman	2–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1964	Scottish Open	Ursula Smith	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1965	Dutch Open	Muriel Ferguson	11–6, 11–1	Winner
1965	Irish Open	Ursula Smith	11–6, 12–9	Winner
1966	Dutch Open	Heather Nielsen	11–7, 8–11, 11–5	Winner
1966	Scottish Open	Jenny Horton	10–11, 11–3, 11–4	Winner
1967	Dutch Open	Imre Rietveld	10–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1967	Irish Open	Gillian Perrin	10–13, 11–8, 11–8	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	Irish Open	Iris Rogers	Brenda Parr Jenny Pritchard	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1964	Dutch Open	Jenny Pritchard	Judy Hashman Sue Peard	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1964	Scottish Open	Jenny Pritchard	Margaret Barrand Ursula Smith	7–15, 17–14, 15–10	Winner
1964	German Open	Jenny Pritchard	Irmgard Latz Imre Rietveld	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1965	Dutch Open	Anita Price	Anne Flindt Bente Flindt	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1966	Scottish Open	Margaret Barrand	Jenny Horton Iris Rogers	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1968	Dutch Open	Alison Glenie	Margaret Boxall Susan Pound	15–5, 0–15, 9–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	Dutch Open	Trevor Coates	John Havers Jenny Pritchard	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1965	Dutch Open	Tony Jordan	John Havers Anita Price	15–4, 18–14	Winner
1967	German Open	Tony Jordan	Per Walsøe Ulla Strand	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	Dutch Open	Tony Jordan	Klaus Kaagaard Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1967	Irish Open	Tony Jordan	Roger Mills Iris Rogers	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	Dutch Open	Paul Whetnall	David Eddy Margaret Boxall	15–13, 15–11	Winner