Ray Sharp (badminton)

Raymond 'Ray' Sharp (born 23 April 1945) is a former badminton player from England.

Ray Sharp
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1945-04-23) 23 April 1945 (age 80)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh Men's singles

Career

Sharp was a two times national champion after winning the singles at the English National Badminton Championships in 1968 and 1969.

Sharp represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's singles, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1][2][3]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Suresh Goel	15–9, 15–12	Bronze

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Scottish Open	Oon Chong Hau	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1969	Irish Open	Roy Díaz González	15–11, 7–15, 15–11	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Scottish Open	Paul Whetnall	Mac Henderson Robert McCoig	18–16, 13–15, 18–14	Winner
1977	Belgian International	Ray Rofe	Hans-Dietrich Emmers Bernd Wessels	15–5, 11–15, 15–7	Winner