Ian Hume (badminton)
Scottish international badminton player
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Ian Hume (born c.1945) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Glasgow BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Hume played his badminton out of Glasgow[1] and was a Scottish international.[2]
Hume represented the Scottish team[3] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[4] where he competed in the men's doubles events.[5]
He was twice champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships in the men's doubles in 1969 and mixed doubles in 1972.[6][7] Additionally, he won the doubles at the 1968 Irish Open.
Hume lived with fellow international player Maureen Hume, formerly Ross, at 51 Busby Road in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Maureen took his surname and played under the name Hume.[8] On 21 October 1971 she was killed in the Clarkston explosion.[9]