Peter Ferguson
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1960[1][2] Coleraine, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Alpha BC, Lisburn | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Ronald Ferguson (born 23 April 1960) is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at three Commonwealth Games and was a three-time champion of Ireland.
Biography
[edit]Ferguson attended Coleraine Academical Institution for Boys, where he started playing badminton aged 11.[2] He was left-handed and his first club was First Coleraine. He was coached by George Henderson during his early career.[2]
Later Ferguson was a member of the Alpha Badminton Club in Lisburn[3] and in 1978 received the Milk Marketing Board sports award for Ulster school leavers.[4] He represented at Ulster provincial level[5] and all-Ireland at international level,[6] making his senior international debut in February 1981.[7]
Ferguson was a teacher in Coleraine by profession[1] and was a doubles specialist with partners including George Stephens,[8] Clifford McIlwaine and Rikki Keag in men's doubles and Ann Stephens[9] and Holly Lane in mixed doubles.[10]
Ferguson represented the Northern Irish team[11] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[12] where he competed in the four events.[13]
He went to a second Commonwealth Games after being selected for the 1986 Northern Irish team[14] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[15] where he competed in the three events.[16] he then went to a third Commonwealth Games after being selected for the 1990 Northern Irish team[17] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[18][19]
He was a three-time Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles in 1991[20] and the mixed doubles in 1987 and 1991.[21]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Leinster ladies whitewash". Belfast News-Letter. 10 October 1984. p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 3 "Introducing Peter Ferguson Former Irish International from Coleraine, NI". YouTube. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Amsterdam call for Alpha five". Ulster Star. 26 February 1988. p. 65. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Luise Tuff (tennis) and Peter Ferguson (badminton)". Belfast Telegraph. 30 June 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Top Ulster players for Dundalk". Belfast Telegraph. 10 October 1980. p. 25. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ireland confident of victory". Belfast News-Letter. 4 December 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Belfast News-Letter. 19 February 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ulster Stars Cause Upsets in Co Louth Championships". Belfast News-Letter. 16 October 1984. p. 30. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Sunday Tribune. 3 September 1989. p. 18. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 December 1987. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "No cuts, so 72 head off to Brisbane". Belfast News-Letter. 6 July 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Team". Belfast News-Letter. 17 June 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Games Judo Team Named". Belfast News-Letter. 18 June 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Moss for New Zealand". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 20 September 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Lisburn stars get a Games green light". Ulster Star. 22 September 1989. p. 54. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 18 March 2026.