Mavis Hamilton
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| File:Mavis Hamilton.jpg Hamilton as part of the Irish Leinster Interprovincial Badminton team 1936 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1911 |
| Died | 1958 (aged 47) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland |
| Sport | Badminton |
Mavis Henrietta Irene Hamilton married name Mavis Macnaughton (1911–1958), was a female Irish badminton international.
Badminton career
[edit | edit source]Mavis born in 1911[1] won three Scottish Open titles (including two singles) and four Irish Open titles (three under her married name of Macnaughton).
Family
[edit | edit source]Mavis came from a famous sporting playing family. Her father Blayney Hamilton was a badminton and cricket international, her uncle William Drummond Hamilton represented Ireland at cricket and tennis, another uncle Willoughby Hamilton was world ranked number one at tennis at one time and a third uncle Francis Cole Lowry Hamilton played cricket for Ireland. In addition two of her siblings were badminton internationals (Willoughby Hamilton and Arthur Hamilton).[2][1][3]
References
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