Alison Fulton
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | born c.1957[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Guildford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alison Fulton (born c.1957) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Fulton was based in Guildford, England[2] but represented Scotland at international level.[3] In 1984 she became the first Scotthish player for 19 years to win a title at the Scottish International Championships.[4]
Fulton represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where she competed in the badminton events.[6] Four years later, she was denied an almost certain team bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, when in the third team match (her doubles) she sustained a leg injury and was carried off the court with Scotland leading Australia 2–0.[1]
She was the six-times champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships, twice in the singles in 1983 and 1984 and four times in the doubles from 1981 to 1984.[7][8]
Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the Scottish Open and Irish Opens. In 1986 she represented her nation at the European Championships.[9]
In 1990, she was working as the Scottish national U18 coach[10] and in 1992 became the first woman to take the position of head coach at the European Badminton Union's summer school in the Netherlands.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Tragic injury deprives Scots of a medal". Dundee Courier. 28 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Inverness Courier. 18 January 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Fulton in to face the Irish". The Scotsman. 8 February 1984. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "A title and £205 for Alison Fulton". The Scotsman. 30 January 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scots pick 100 for Australia". Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 12 March 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Locals lined up for Spanish date". Ulster Star. 22 June 1990. p. 59. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 11 June 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.