Elinor Middlemiss

Born Elinor Allen to a sporting family, her mother Gladys Massie was an international badminton player.^[3] In her junior days she won national junior championships for five times. Allen played out of Edinburgh^[4] and her sister Jenny Allen was also a Scottish international player.^[5]

She married fellow Scottish international player Kenny Middlemiss and played under her married name thereafter.^[6] Middlemiss contested five Commonwealth Games between 1986 and 2002, winning two bronze medals in both individual (in 1998) and team event (in 2002).

By September 1995, she had made over 100 appearances for Scotland^[7] and played for her country in eight Uber Cups, eight European Team Championships and six World Championships, eventually earning a Scottish women's record of 136 international cap and 22 national titles.

She was an advanced coach at equivalent of UKCC level 2 and has coached at World University Games and World University Championship level.^[8] Middlemiss was appointed as Team Scotland Chief-de-Mission for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, having previously served as a deputy chief in 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was the first woman to hold this post since the games began in 1930.^[9][10]

Middlemiss was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport.^[11]

She has 2 children, Andrew Middlemiss born in 1999 and Kim Middlemiss born in 2001.^{[citation needed]}