Barbara Sutton

Barbara Sutton née Barbara Giles is a retired female badminton player from England.

Barbara Sutton (née Giles)
Personal information
Country	England
Born	1953[citation needed]
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England World Championships 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1978 Edmonton Mixed doubles European Championships 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles 1971 Gottwaldov Girls' doubles

Career

She won a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Karen Bridge.^[1]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2][3]

She married fellow badminton player Eddy Sutton in 1977.^[4]

References

1. "History of Badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
2. "1978 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
4. "1977 marriages". Free BMD. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2020.