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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1958[1] Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Penarth Badminton Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Lesley Roberts (born c. 1958) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a five-times champion of Wales.
Biography
[edit]Roberts, born in Essex, moved to Wales in 1982, living in St Mellons and played for the Penarth Badminton Club in Penarth, near Cardiff.[1] She represented Glamorgan at county level[2] and Wales at international level.[3]
Roberts participated in singles and doubles play and her main women's doubles partner was Sarah Doody during her career.[4] She represented the Welsh team[5] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[6] where she competed in the singles, doubles and mixed team events.[7]
A civil servant by profession she retired from international competition in 1987.[1] Roberts was also a competent squash player and won the South Glamorgan Championships in October 1987.[8]
Roberts was the a five-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the singles in 1986, the doubles in 1985 and 1986 and the mixed doubles in 1986 and 1987.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Lesley upset by lack of faith". South Wales Echo. 17 January 1987. p. 39. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "It's six titles in a row for Phil". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 5 February 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Big guns face Irish". Ulster Star. 1 November 1985. p. 50. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton:Pat Stewart". Belfast News-Letter. 1 December 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Daily Express. 30 July 1986. p. 31. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Edinburgh ahoy!". South Wales Daily Post. 20 June 1986. p. 55. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Squash Title Now For Roberts". South Wales Echo. 6 October 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 26 February 2026.