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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | October 1937[1] Lambeth, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Club | Surrey Badminton Club |
Colin James Beacom (born October 1937), is a male former international badminton player who competed for England. He was associated with Surrey Badminton Club.[2]
Badminton career
[edit]Beacom won three events in the English National Badminton Championships, the mixed doubles in 1964 with Jenny Pritchard and the men's doubles with Tony Jordan in 1966 and 1968.[3]
[4][5] In addition, he won the 1963 Irish Open singles, the 1964 Scottish Open men's doubles, and the 1973 Scottish Open singles.[6] Beacom won on the other side of the Atlantic when he captured the 1967 Canada Open men's doubles with Roger Mills.[7]
He represented England at the 1966 British Commonwealth Gamesin Kingston, Jamaica[8] in the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events, narrowly missing a bronze medal in men's doubles.[9][10][11][12] After retiring from high level national and international competition, he kept playing on the county and senior (age division) levels and won several All England senior events in the 1980s.[13] Beacom was also a president of his old badminton club, Surrey, from 1990 until 1996.[14]
Achievements
[edit]International tournaments
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Irish Open |  Trevor Coates |
15–9, 15–11 |  Winner |
| 1973 | Scottish Open |  Nicol McCloy |
18–16, 9–15, 15–9 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Scottish Open | Kenneth Derrick |
Robert McCoig W. Frank Shannon |
15–9, 6–15, 18–17 | Winner |
| 1965 | Irish Open | Tony Jordan |
David Horton Roger Mills |
15–12, 9–15, 10–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1965 | Dutch Open | Tony Jordan |
 Klaus Kaagaard Ole Mertz |
4–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Irish Open | Tony Jordan |
David Horton Roger Mills |
8–15, 15–3, 15–18 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Canadian Open | Roger Mills |
Erland Kops Rolf Paterson |
15–6, 15–7 | Winner |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Births Dec 1937". Free BMD. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ "England Send Top Badminton Players". The Royal Gazette and Colonial Government Gazette. Vol. 43, no. 144. The Royal Gazette. bnl.contentdm.oclc.org. 21 June 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ ""Changes Of Pace Aid Badminton Victory." Times, 1 Feb. 1964, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ ""Mills Easily Keeps His Title." Times, 13 Dec. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ ""Recovery in final." Times, 11 Dec. 1967, p. 13". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ↑ "Kops Does Expected in Badminton Finals". Calgary Herald. Canwest. Newspapers.com. 3 April 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ "Jamaica Bound". Belfast Telegraph. 20 June 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Born, Rene (June 2016). Badminton Data (PDF). Researchgate.net. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ Surrey County Badminton Association : 2024/2025 Handbook (PDF). Surrey Badminton Club. p. 4. Retrieved 18 June 2025.