John McCloy (badminton)

McCloy made his international debut for Ireland in March 1965,^[1] and four months later in July, married fellow badminton player Joan McCandless at the Lowe Memorial Presbyterian Church, Finaghy, Belfast.^[2]

In 1967 he was the number one ranked Irish player^[3] and became the Irish singles champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships.^[4]

In addition to singles he also played doubles and partners included Peter Moore^[5] and his wife Joan.^[6]

He played for the Ulster Racquets Club^[7] and represented the Northern Irish team^[8][9] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,^[10] where he competed in three events.^[11] He had earned 15 Irish caps by the time of the Games and played in the singles^[12] and with Peter Moore in the doubles, being knocked out by eventual finalists Ng Tat Wai and Tan Soon Hooi of Malaysia.^[13]