Sandra Watt
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1973[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Innerleithen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandra Watt (born 8 August 1973) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games and won two bronze medals.
Biography
[edit]Watt born in 1973[1] was from Innerleithen[2] and based in Edinburgh.[3] She represented Scotland at international level.[4]
Watt represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she competed in the badminton events.[1] Partnering Elinor Middlemiss, she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles.[6]
She broke her wrist during the 1998 Games and did not return until January 1999.[7] Later, she partnered with Kirsteen McEwan and then Yuan Wemyss in the women's doubles.[8]
Watt represented the Scottish team again [9] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the badminton events,[10] winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team.[6]
She was a six-times doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[11][12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Athletes' Profile: Badminton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 October 1998. p. 60. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Fife trio make Scots' world team line-ups". Dundee Courier. 24 January 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". Coleraine Times. 10 December 2003. p. 56. Retrieved 21 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.
- 1 2 "Commonwealth Games Medallists Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 January 1999. p. 56. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scots banking on English support". The Scotsman. 7 June 2002. p. 17. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Scottish female badminton players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games