Howard Jennings
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | c. 1943[1] Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Badminton |
Events | singles, doubles |
| Club | Steinberg BC, Hawthorn |
Howard R. Jennings (born c. 1943) is a Welsh former badminton player, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1974 British Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Jennings started playing badminton aged 13 at the Trehopcyn Youth Club[1] and later joined the Steinberg Badminton Club in Hawthorn.[1] His doubles partner was Peter Seaman, also from the Steinberg club and who he started playing with in 1960.[1]
He represented the 1966 Welsh team[2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the singles and doubles events.[3] At the time of the Games he was living at Telelkebir Road in Hopkinstown and was working for building company.[1]
He continued to represent Wales after the Games[4] and was a six-times Welsh International champion: singles 1968 and 1969, doubles 1969 and mixed doubles in 1968, 1969 and 1975.[5]
He was the Welsh number one and competed at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[6]
He was a seven-times singles champion of Wales[7] and was capped 34 times.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Flying Off To Sunny Jamaica". Pontypridd Observer. 8 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Irish stars v Wales at Deganwy". North Wales Weekly News. 21 March 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "He beat Finnish champ". Pontypridd Observer. 21 April 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Glamorgan Gazette. 30 August 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Welsh pair on best form". BBC. 29 January 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ↑ "Badminton Wales History". Badminton Wales. Retrieved 27 November 2025.