David Tonks
Welsh international badminton player
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David Tonks (born circa 1972) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a former champion of Wales.
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | circa 1972[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
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Biography
In 1990 Tonks was playing for RFBPW (Rock Ferry and Bromborough Pool Woodlands) in Chester[2][3] and later played out of Cheltenham.[4]
He represented Cheshire at county level[5] and Wales at international level.[6] Tonks represented the Welsh team[7] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,[8] where he competed in the doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team events.[9]
Tonks specialised in doubles and his partners in men's doubles included Richard Vaughan[10] and Andrew Spencer and in mixed doubles included Sarah Williams.[11]
He was the 1994 men's doubles champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships.[12][13]