Anne Johnstone (badminton)
Scottish international badminton player
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Anne Johnstone (born c.1955) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1955[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Whitburn BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Johnstone lived at 4 Dean Street in Whitburn, West Lothian[1] and was a physical education teacher by profession at Whitburn Academy.[2]
She was the highest ranked Scottish woman in 1975.[3] and in 1977 won three titles at the Scottish invitational[4] and the following year in 1978 she won the Greenock Open singles and also teamed up with Christine Stewart, also of Whitburn, to win the doubles.[5]
Johnstone represented the Scottish team[6] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[7] where she competed in the badminton events.[8]
Johnstone was the 1975 singles champion and 1978 doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.[9][10] Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the 1978 Irish Open.
Her brother Jimmy also played badminton to a high standard.[11]