Susan Whetnall
Susan D. Whetnall is a former English badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. She was married to another English former international player, Paul Whetnall, from 1968 until his death in May 2014.
Badminton career
Born, Susan Pound, she married fellow international player Paul Whetnall in 1968, and competed in her married name thereafter.Whetnall shared three women's doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles at the All-England Championships which was then considered the world's most prestigious tournament for individual players. She represented the England team at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she competed in the badminton events, winning a gold medal in the women's doubles.
Four years later she won two more medals at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Whetnall also won five gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the European Badminton Championships between 1968 and 1976, making her one of the most successful players ever in this biennial tournament.
She was elected to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.
Major achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland |  European ChampionshipsWomen's singles
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