Jim Mailer
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1968[1][2] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
| Club | Stirling | |||||||||||
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James Mailer (born 10 December 1968) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Mailer born in 1968,[1] was based in Stirling[3] and represented Scotland at international level.[4] He won his first title in January 1990, claiming the singles at the East of Scotland Championships.[2]
Mailer represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the badminton events.[6]
He was the three-times singles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1993, 1996 and 1997.[7][8][9][10]
He announced his retirement after the 1998 Commonwealth Games but returned in 1999.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- 1 2 "First senior title for Jim Mailer". Dundee Courier. 24 January 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 3 February 1997. p. 26. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Mailer Magic home". The Scotsman. 4 November 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Mailer knows he must improve on first-half showing". The Scotsman. 5 January 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Mailer's injury setback". Dundee Courier. 22 December 1999. p. 14. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 6 February 1999. p. 56. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.