Violet Elton

Violet Elton
Personal information
Country  England
Died 1969

Violet Elton was a former English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles.[1] She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969 in Sidmouth.[2]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Medal Year Event
1920 Women's doubles
1926 Women's doubles
1928 Women's doubles
1929 Women's doubles
1930 Women's doubles

References

  1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. "Violet Elton". Badminton England.
  3. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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