Adam Flockhart
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1943[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Club | Dunfermline BC |
Adam Flockhart (born c.1943) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Flockhart was a member of the Dunfermline Badminton Club.[2] In 1966, shortly after the 1966 British Commonwealth Games, he was listed as a possible for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games[3] and made his international debut in January 1967.[1]
He was the 1968 and 1969 East of Scotland champion[4] and the 1969 North of Scotland Cchampion.[5] In November 1969 he was selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games trials.[6]
Flockhart subsequently represented the Scottish team[7] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[8] where he competed in the badminton events.[9]
He married fellow badminton player Joanna Liddle in 1968,[10] and settled in Dunfermline after the marriage.[11][12] Their son Bruce Lockhart won the Scottish National Badminton Championships eight times and their grandson Calum Flockhart won the 2025 Midland Silver Badminton Championships.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Flockhart's tenacious display". The Scotsman. 30 January 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Adam Flockhart (left)". The Scotsman. 10 February 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 26 November 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Top seeds in East badminton finals". The Scotsman. 6 December 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Helen takes 2 Titles". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 March 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Fit Barbara will play for Ireland". Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 November 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Swimming for their country". Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "They'll carry Scotland's hopes". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "Flockharts go marching on". The Scotsman. 30 October 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Flockhart returns". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 28 January 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "West Fife badminton player Calum Flockhart wins title double". Dunfermline Press. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.