Violet Elton

Violet Elton
Personal information
Country  England
Died 1969

Violet Elton was a former English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles.[1] She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969 in Sidmouth.[2]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Medal Year Event
1920 Women's doubles
1926 Women's doubles
1928 Women's doubles
1929 Women's doubles
1930 Women's doubles

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. ↑ "Violet Elton". Badminton England.
  3. ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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