Margaret Boxall

Margaret Boxall

Personal information
Born	1945 (age 80–81)
Sport
Country	England
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Left
Medal record Women's badminton Representing England Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles 1970 Edinburgh Women's singles European Championships Gold medal – first place 1968 Bochum Women's doubles Gold medal – first place 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Women's singles

Margaret Boxall (born 1945; later Margaret Allen) is an English retired badminton player.

Personal life

Boxall married to Eddie Allen, a South African badminton player on 9 August 1975 in her hometown Gosport, Hampshire.

Career

Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.

She also won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall.

She represented England and won double gold and a bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Four years later she won a silver medal in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Sylvia Ng	11–6, 11–8	Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Susan Whetnall	Julie Rickard Gillian Perrin	15–9, 15–2	Gold Gold
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin	7–15, 5–15	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Derek Talbot	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	8–15, 15–12, 15–12	Gold Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Imre Nielsen	9–11, 11–7, 3–11	Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, West Germany	Susan Pound	Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin	15–7, 18–13	Gold Gold
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Susan Whetnall	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	2–3, retired	Gold Gold

International tournament (19 titles, 10 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	South African Championships	Gillian Perrin	1–11, 11–8, 4–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1969	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	8–11, 11–4, 12–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Scottish Open	Gillian Perrin	11–9, 11–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Tyna Barinaga	3–11, 4–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Irish Open	Susan Pound	Gillian Perrin Iris Rogers	15–8, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1968	Scottish Open	Susan Pound	Jenny Horton Ursula Smith	9–15, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1968	Dutch Open	Susan Pound	Angela Bairstow Alison Glenie	5–15, 15–0, 15–9	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1968	German Open	Susan Pound	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	15–6, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Hiroe Amano Tomoko Takahashi	15–11, 15–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969	Irish Open	Susan Whetnall	Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly	15–3, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969	South African Championships	Susan Whetnall	Wilma Prade Ann Smith	15–6, 15–4	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969	Swedish Open	Susan Whetnall	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	4–15, 15–5, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly	15–4, 15–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Belgian International	Susan Whetnall	Imre Rietveld Nielsen Anne Berglund	15–4, 15–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Gillian Perrin	Pernille Molgaard Hansen Imre Rietveld Nielsen	15–9, 15–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard	15–6, 8–15, 15–9	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Susan Whetnall	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Hein	15–5, 5–15, 15–13	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	U.S. Open	Susan Whetnall	Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	10–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	Susan Whetnall	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	18–15, 12–15, 15–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin	15–2, 15–18, 15–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	5–15, 14–18	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15–9, 10–15, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Dutch Open	David Eddy	Paul Whetnall Angela Bairstow	13–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	David Eddy	Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin	14–18, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970	Scottish Open	Paul Whetnall	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	2–15, 15–11, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970	Belgian International	Paul Whetnall	Alan Parsons Lore Hawig	15–4, 15–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Paul Whetnall	Ippei Kojima Susan Whetnall	15–12, 5–15, 13–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1970	U.S. Open	Paul Whetnall	Ippei Kojima Machiko Aizawa	15–8, 15–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974	Scottish Open	Mike Tredgett	Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner	4–15, 14–18	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up