Anthony D. Jordan

Tony Jordan MBE
Personal information
Birth name	Anthony Derek Jordan
Country	England
Born	(1934-06-12)12 June 1934
Died	29 May 2025 (aged 90)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing England Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Mixed doubles European Championships 1968 Bochum Mixed doubles 1968 Bochum Men's doubles

Anthony Derek Jordan MBE (12 June 1934 – 29 May 2025) was an English badminton player who won numerous international titles from the mid-1950s through the late 1960s.

Biography

Known for his quick and deceptive racket work, Tony Jordan was primarily a doubles specialist with his greatest success coming in mixed doubles. Between 1956 and 1968 Jordan shared four mixed doubles titles with three different partners at the prestigious All-England Championships. He played on seven successive English Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1951 and 1970.

Jordan won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Susan Whetnall. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1970 Birthday Honours for services to badminton. Jordan died on 29 May 2025, at the age of 90.

Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert was a doubles partner with Jordan, relating his story on an episode of the BBC panel show Would I Lie to You?

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica	Jenny Horton	Roger Mills Angela Bairstow	15–7, 8–15, 12–15	Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Roger Mills	David Eddy Roger Powell	15–7, 13–15, 5–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15–13, 15–9	Gold

International tournaments (29 titles, 32 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1955	Irish Open	John D. McColl	10–15, 15–13, 15–4	Winner
1956	Scottish Open	John D. McColl	0–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1958	Scottish Open	Oon Chong Jin	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1958	Welsh International	Hugh Findlay	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1961	Irish Open	Trevor Coates	15–7, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1954	Scottish Open	John D. McColl	Jeffrey Robson Tom Wingfield	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1955	Irish Open	John D. McColl	John Best Warwick Shute	6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1956	Scottish Open	John D. McColl	John Best Warwick Shute	18–13, 10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1957	Irish Open	John Best	Eddy Choong Oon Chong Teik	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1958	Welsh International	Hugh Findlay	Kenneth Derrick A. R. V. Dolman	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1959	Irish Open	Ronald Lockwood	Hugh Findlay Peter Waddell	12–15, 17–14, 15–4	Winner
1961	Swedish Open	Peter Waddell	Hugh Findlay Ronald Lockwood	8–15, 18–6, 17–15	Winner
1961	Irish Open	Trevor Coates	Hugh Findlay Ronald Lockwood	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1961	German Open	Hugh Findlay	Oon Chong Teik Yeoh Kean Hua	15–4, 15–2	Winner
1963	Irish Open	Peter Waddell	Trevor Coates Hugh Findlay	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1963	Dutch Open	Hugh Findlay	Henning Borch Jørgen Mortensen	15–11, 15–17, 9–15	Runner-up
1965	Irish Open	Colin Beacom	Roger Mills David Horton	15–12, 9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1965	Dutch Open	Colin Beacom	Klaus Kaagaard Ole Mertz	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1965	U.S. Open	Robert McCoig	Erland Kops Knud Aage Nielsen	5–15, 15–12, 15–11	Winner
1966	German Open	David Horton	Poul-Erik Nielsen Per Walsøe	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1967	Scottish Open	David Horton	Robert McCoig Mac Henderson	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1967	Irish Open	Colin Beacom	Roger Mills David Horton	8–15, 15–3, 15–18	Runner-up
1968	Scottish Open	David Horton	David Eddy Roger Powell	15–11, 6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1969	Swedish Open	Roger Mills	Erland Kops Svend Pri	13–15, 15–8, 11–15	Runner-up
1969	Irish Open	Roger Mills	David Eddy Roger Powell	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1969	Canadian Open	Robert McCoig	Tan Joe Hok Charoen Wattanasin	15–7, 15–6	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1952	Scottish Open	Elisabeth O'Beirne	Johnny Heah Joy Saunders	10–15, 15–12, 10–15	Runner-up
1954	Scottish Open	June White	John Best Iris Cooley	14–18, 15–2, 15–9	Winner
1955	Scottish Open	June Timperley	John Best Iris Cooley	7–15, 15–3, 10–15	Runner-up
1955	Irish Open	June Timperley	John D. McColl Audrey Stone	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1956	Scottish Open	June Timperley	John Best Iris Rogers	12–15, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
1956	All England Open	June Timperley	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Jorgensen	18–15, 6–15, 15–8	Winner
1957	Swedish Open	June Timperley	John Best Iris Rogers	17–14, 15–3	Winner
1957	Irish Open	June Timperley	John Best Iris Rogers	11–15, 18–17, 15–6	Winner
1958	Scottish Open	June Timperley	John Best Iris Rogers	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1958	All England Open	June Timperley	Finn Kobberø Aase Winther	15–9, 7–15, 15–5	Winner
1958	Welsh International	P. E. Broad	Hugh Findlay Heather Ward	11–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1959	Irish Open	June Timperley	Ronald Lockwood Iris Rogers	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1960	Scottish Open	June Timperley	Ronald Lockwood Audrey Marshall	15–5, 15–12	Winner
1961	Irish Open	June Timperley	Trevor Coates Ursula Smith	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1961	All England Open	June Timperley	Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1963	Swedish Open	June Timperley	Poul-Erik Nielsen Ulla Rasmussen	15–9, 3–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1963	Dutch Open	J. Cerff	Hans Henrik Svendsen Anne Flindt	15–11, 11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1963	All England Open	June Timperley	Finn Kobberø Ulla Rasmussen	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1964	Scottish Open	Patricia Page	Mac Henderson Catherine Dunglison	15–12, 9–15, 15–7	Winner
1964	All England Open	Jenny Pritchard	Finn Kobberø Ulla Rasmussen	15–10, 18–13	Winner
1965	Irish Open	Jenny Horton	John Havers Margaret Barrand	8–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1965	Dutch Open	Angela Bairstow	John Havers Anita Price	15–4, 18–14	Winner
1965	All England Open	Jenny Horton	Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand	15–9, 4–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1965	U.S. Open	Jenny Horton	Robert McCoig Margaret Barrand	7–15, 15–12, 12–15	Runner-up
1966	Scottish Open	Jenny Horton	John Havers Margaret Barrand	15–6, 17–16	Winner
1967	Irish Open	Angela Bairstow	Roger Mills Iris Rogers	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1967	German Open	Angela Bairstow	Per Walsøe Ulla Strand	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	Dutch Open	Angela Bairstow	Klaus Kaagaard Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1968	Scottish Open	Susan Pound	Robert McCoig Muriel Ferguson	15–8, 17–15	Winner
1968	German Open	Susan Pound	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–10, 18–17	Winner
1968	All England Open	Susan Pound	Robert McCoig Muriel Ferguson	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1969	Irish Open	Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15–14, 15–13	Winner
1969	German Open	Susan Whetnall	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–11, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
1969	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15–9, 5–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1969	South African Championships	Susan Whetnall	Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin	10–15, 13–15	Runner-up