Susan Whetnall

Born, Susan Pound, she married fellow international player Paul Whetnall in 1968, and competed in her married name thereafter.^[3]

Whetnall shared three women's doubles titles (1969, 1970, 1976) and two mixed doubles titles (1968, 1974) at the All-England Championships which was then considered the world's most prestigious tournament for individual players. She represented the England team^[4] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,^[5] where she competed in the badminton events, winning a gold medal in the women's doubles.^[6][7][8]

Four years later she won two more medals at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[9]

Whetnall also won five gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the European Badminton Championships between 1968 and 1976, making her one of the most successful players ever in this biennial tournament.^{[citation needed]}

She was elected to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.^{[citation needed]}