Elliot Stuart

Elliot Clarke Stuart (born 1946) is a former English international badminton player.^[2]

Elliot Stuart
Personal information
Country	England
Born	August 1946 (1946-08) (age 78) [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch Men's doubles 1974 Christchurch Mixed doubles European Championships 1972 Karlskrona Men's doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team 1974 Vienna Mixed team

Badminton career

Stuart was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the 1975 All England Badminton Championships mixed doubles with Nora Gardner.^[3]

Stuart competed in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch winning the gold medal, in the men's doubles with Derek Talbot and a bronze medal, in the mixed doubles with Susan Whetnall.^[4] He also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 1972 Summer Olympics when the sport was a demonstration sport.

Personal life

Stuart studied metallurgy at Newcastle University before working for Barclays Bank from 1968 until the mid 1990s.^[5]

Stuart married the two-time All England Open single champions, Eva Twedberg of Sweden, on 18 August 1973 which took place in Newcastle upon Tyne. The two living in North London.^[6]

Achievement

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15–6, 6–15, 15–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Susan Whetnall	Richard Purser Alison Branfield	15–10, 15–4	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden	Derek Talbot	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	11–15, 15–18	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Susan Whetnall	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–5, 3–15, 3–15	Silver

International Tournament (18 titles, 17 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Belgian International	David Horton	Tom Bacher Poul Petersen	5–15, 15–10, 15–1	Winner
1970	Scottish Open	David Horton	David Eddy Derek Talbot	13–18, 15–5, 15–9	Winner
1971	Irish International	Derek Talbot	Roger Mills Ray Stevens	15–10, 15–3	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Erland Kops Svend Pri	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1971	Scottish Open	David Horton	Robert McCoig Fraser Gow	15–8, 15–13	Winner
1972	U.S. Open	Derek Talbot	Mike Adams Thomas Carmichael	15–9, 5–15, 15–3	Winner
1972	Canadian Open	Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	11–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1972	German Open	Derek Talbot	Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan	9–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1972	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Erland Kops Svend Pri	6–15, 15–11, 7–15	Runner-up
1972	Scottish Open	David Horton	Robert McCoig Fraser Gow	15–12, 10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1973	India Open	Derek Talbot	Indra Gunawan Amril Nurman	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1973	Swedish Open	Derek Talbot	Poul Petersen Svend Pri	9–15, 15–1, 10–15	Runner-up
1973	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	12–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1973	Portugal International	Ray Stevens	Erland Kops Jørgen Mortensen	10–15, 15–7, 15–6	Winner
1974	German Open	Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15–12, 14–15, 15–5	Winner
1974	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15–8, 12–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1975	Scottish Open	Derek Talbot	Jim Ansari John Britton	12–15, 15–7, 15–8	Winner
1977	Welsh International	Mike Tredgett	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	13–9, retired	Runner-up
1979	Dutch Open	Derek Talbot	Morten Frost Steen Fladberg	15–8, 18–17	Winner
1980	Portugal International	David Eddy	Gerry Asquith Ray Rofe	15–6, 15–18, 15–11	Winner
1984	Portugal International	Gerry Asquith	David Eddy Chris Baxter	17–15, 15–12	Winner
1986	Portugal International	David Eddy	Kenny Middlemiss Kevin Scott	13–15, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
1987	Portugal International	David Eddy	N. Clinton N. Pettman	15–4, 15–4	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Scottish Open	Jenny Horton	Roger Mills Gillian Gilks	2–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1972	U.S. Open	Eva Twedberg	Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard	5–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1973	Canada Open	Eva Twedberg	Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard	11–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1973	India Open	Eva Twedberg	Satish Bhatia Morin Mathias	15–0, 15–11	Winner
1973	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	11–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1973	Dutch Open	Nora Perry	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–13, 6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1973	All England Open	Nora Perry	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–9, 13–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1973	Portugal International	Nora Perry	Ray Stevens Barbara Giles	10–15, 15–14, 12–15	Runner-up
1975	Scottish Open	Nora Perry	Fraser Gow Helen McIntosh	15–5, 12–15, 15–4	Winner
1975	All England Open	Nora Perry	Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden	15–9, 15–3	Winner
1975	Swedish Open	Susan Whetnall	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1977	Welsh International	Gillian Gilks	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	15–10, 15–12	Winner