Alexis Blanchflower
Scottish international badminton player
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Alexis Blanchflower (born c. 1972) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||
| Born | c.1972[1] | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||
| Club | Glasgow | ||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Blanchflower was based in Glasgow[2] and represented Scotland at international level.[3]
Blanchflower specialised in doubles and in October 1990 was ranked number 3 in doubles in Scotland, with Aileen Nairn[4] and in 1991 won the Scottish U21 title.[5]
By the end of 1991 she was described as one of the best young females coming through[6] but forged a career in doubles rather than singles, representing her nation at the Sudirman Cup.[7]
A lecturer by profession at Bell College in Hamilton, she won the 1997 Portugal International. [1]
Blanchflower represented the Scottish team[8] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she competed in the badminton events.[9][10]