Colin Beacom
English badminton player
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Colin James Beacom (born October 1937), is a male former international badminton player who competed for England. He was associated with Surrey Badminton Club in domestic level.[2]
Badminton career
Beacom is a three times National champion, winning the English National Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles in 1964 with Jenny Pritchard and the men's doubles with Tony Jordan in 1966 and 1968.[3]
[4][5] In addition he has won the 1963 Irish Open, 1964 Scottish Open in the doubles and 1973 Scottish Open singles.[6] Beacom is also a player that won on the other side of the Atlantic where he won the 1967 Canada Open in men's doubles with Roger Mills.[7]
He represented the England team[8] in the singles, doubles and mixed, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he and Jordan losing towards their teammates, Roger Mills and David Horton in men's doubles bronze medal match.[9][10][11][12] After retiring, he kept playing on several level and manage to won few seniors tournament of All England Open in the 80's.[13] Beacom is also a former president of his old badminton club, Surrey from 1990 until 1996.[14]
Achievements
International tournaments
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Irish Open |  Trevor Coates |
15–9, 15–11 |  Winner |
| 1973 | Scottish Open |  Nicol McCloy |
18–16, 9–15, 15–9 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Scottish Open | Kenneth Derrick |
Robert McCoig W. Frank Shannon |
15–9, 6–15, 18–17 | Winner |
| 1965 | Irish Open | Tony Jordan |
David Horton Roger Mills |
15–12, 9–15, 10–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1965 | Dutch Open | Tony Jordan |
 Klaus Kaagaard Ole Mertz |
4–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Irish Open | Tony Jordan |
David Horton Roger Mills |
8–15, 15–3, 15–18 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Canadian Open | Roger Mills |
Erland Kops Rolf Paterson |
15–6, 15–7 | Winner |