Ray Sharp (badminton)

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Ray Sharp
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Personal information
Born (1945-04-23) 23 April 1945 (age 81)
Sport
CountryEngland
SportBadminton
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh Men's singles

Raymond 'Ray' Sharp (born 23 April 1945) is a former badminton player from England.

Career

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Sharp was a two times national champion after winning the singles at the English National Badminton Championships in 1968 and 1969.

Sharp represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's singles, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2][3]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland India Suresh Goel 15–9, 15–12 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1969 Scottish Open Malaysia Oon Chong Hau 9–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1969 Irish Open Mexico Roy Díaz González 15–11, 7–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Scottish Open England Paul Whetnall Scotland Mac Henderson
Scotland Robert McCoig
18–16, 13–15, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1977 Belgian International England Ray Rofe West Germany Hans-Dietrich Emmers
West Germany Bernd Wessels
15–5, 11–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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