Christine Heatly

Heatly was born in 1955^[1] to a sporting family, her father Peter Heatly was a champion diver and winner of three Commonwealth Gold medals.^[2] Heatly was educated at George Watson's Ladies' College^[3] and was based in Edinburgh.^[4] She represented Scotland at international level,^[5] making her international debut in February 1980.^[6]

Heatly represented the Scottish team^[7] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where she competed in the badminton events.^[8]

In 1986 she represented her nation at the European Championships^[9] and also represented Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games,^[10] winning a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Billy Gilliland.^[11]

She was the seven-times champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships, in the women's doubles in 1980 and the mixed doubles six years in succession from 1982 to 1987.^[12][13] Additionally, she was five titles at the Irish Open.

She married Scottish international hammer thrower Chris Black and as Christine Black she was badminton team manager for the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[3]