David Doherty (badminton)
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||
| Born | c.1950[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
| Club | St Jude's BC | |||||||||||
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David Doherty (born c.1950), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and was a three-time champion of Ireland. He was also an Irish international squash player.
Biography
[edit]Doherty was a member of the St. Jude's Badminton Club.[2] He represented Ulster at the provincial level[3] and all-Ireland at the international level.[4]
Although primarily a singles player, he also competed in doubles[5] and partners included Colin Bell, Clifford McIlwaine[3] and Barbara Beckett.[6]
Doherty represented the Northern Irish team[7] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[8] where he competed in the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles events.[9]
He was a three-times Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles with Clifford McIlwaine in 1972, 1973 and 1974.[10][11]
A quantity surveyor by profession he also played squash for Ireland, making his debut in January 1978.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Doherty earns his promotion". Belfast Telegraph. 12 June 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 15 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ulster minor team selected". Belfast Telegraph. 7 January 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Ulster name two new caps". Belfast News-Letter. 16 October 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "David's squash tonic..!". Belfast Telegraph. 11 January 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Fine win by David Doherty". Belfast News-Letter. 3 October 1973. p. 28. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 7 November 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Christchurch contenders". Belfast Telegraph. 6 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 15 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Mike Go For Gold". Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 January 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 15 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 17 March 2026.