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2 unusual facts about St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton


Duke of Beaufort

The principal burial place of the Dukes and Duchesses of Beaufort is St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.

Thomas Willement

In 1846-1847, Willement made eight stained glass windows with heraldic designs for St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.


2008 ASEAN ParaGames

The 4th ASEAN Para Games sports include archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, chess, fencing, goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis.

2009 Japan Super Series

The 2009 Japan Open Super Series was a top level badminton competition which was held from September 22, 2009 to September 27, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

Al-Izhar Pondok Labu

Additionally, they may choose one of the following extracurricular activities: arts, soccer, singing, basketball, scouts, dance, pencak silat, badminton, computer club, Koran reading and athletics.

Badminton

As early as 1860, Isaac Spratt, a London toy dealer, published a booklet, Badminton Battledore – a new game, but unfortunately no copy has survived.

Badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games – Men's singles

These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta.

Badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games – Mixed doubles

These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta.

Badminton at the 2013 Island Games

Badminton, for the 2013 Island Games, was held at the Jessie Vesey Sports Center.

Badminton, Gloucestershire

Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and later commander of all the British forces in the Crimean War was born, raised and buried in Badminton.

Bangabasi College

Bangabasi College has common sports ground and a beautiful pavilion on the Kolkata Maidan for cricket, football, hockey, volleyball, lawn tennis, badminton, and athletics.

Bankier

Imogen Bankier, Scottish badminton player, daughter of Ian Bankier

Cator

Rhonda Cator (born 1966), retired female badminton player from Australia

Clarisse

Eddy Clarisse (born 1972), retired badminton player from Mauritius

Felo Feoto

In 2011, he participated with the national Badminton Team to the Pacific Games.

Foo Kok Keong

Foo Kok Keong (born January 8, 1963 in Gombak, Selangor) is a former badminton star from Malaysia who rated among the world's best singles players from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

George Ewart Bean

He was an avid player of badminton and tennis, and once reached the third round at Wimbledon.

Gil Young-ah

Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and is currently serving as an assistant coach of the Samsung Electronics badminton team.

Girls Sport Victoria

Zoned groups of schools were established for weekly interschool competitions in Netball, Basketball, Softball, Tennis, Indoor Cricket, Hockey, Waterpolo, Soccer, Volleyball and Badminton.

Gopichand Badminton Academy

Founded by the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion, Pullela Gopichand, the facility trains several badminton players such as Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, P. V. Sindhu and Gurusai Datt.

Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School

U. Vimal Kumar, Former National Badminton Player and Coach, Coach of Banga Beats Franchise of IBL

Gunawan

Tony Gunawan, Indonesian born badminton player of Chinese descent

Jeanine Cicognini

Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986 in Brig, Valais) is a Swiss badminton player.

Judy Devlin

Judy Devlin (later Judy Hashman) (born 22 October 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former badminton player who won more major international titles than any other player of her era.

Le Houérou

Joël Le Houérou, French badminton player who won the 1963 French National Badminton Championships with Yves Corbel and Vice-champion of France veterans in 1986 with Christian Badou

Margaret Varner Bloss

Margaret Varner Bloss (born October 4, 1927) is a retired American athlete and professor of physical education from El Paso, Texas who excelled in three distinctly different racket sports: badminton, squash, and tennis.

Though she never reached the relative heights in tennis that she did in badminton and squash, she was a strong enough player to reach the final of Wimbledon Women's Doubles in 1958, losing to Hall-of-Famers Althea Gibson and Maria Bueno.

Marjan Ridder

Internationally she was most successful in women's doubles, usually partnered with Joke van Beusekom, winning at the (first) European Youth Championships in 1969, the Denmark Open in 1972 and 1975, the Irish International in 1975, and the Dutch Open in 1977.

Matthew Bloxam

Bloxam died on 24 April 1888, and was buried in the grounds of the chapel at Brownsover.

Mike Tredgett

He shared three All-England mixed doubles titles (1978, 1980, 1981) with Nora Perry and reached the All-England men's doubles final twice with Ray Stevens (1972, 1980) and twice with Martin Dew (1983, 1984).

Murphy Himself

The duo had a terrific success together, completing Badminton several times, receiving the silver medal at the 1990 FEI World Equestrian Games in Stockholm representing the British Team, and competing in the Barcelona Olympics.

Prakash Padukone

In 1980, he won the Danish Open, the Swedish Open and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship with a victory over Indonesian rival Liem Swie King.

Robert Cyril Layton Perkins

Perkins was born on 15 November 1866 at Badminton, Gloucestershire and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, St. Albans – his father, Rev Charles Perkins, was the headmaster – and at Merchant Taylors' School before obtaining a scholarship in classics to Jesus College, Oxford in 1885.

Rushey Mead School

The Sports Hall is one of Leicester's best equipped sports facilities, now with professional Continental Basketball hoops that retract from the ceiling, Indoor cricket training facilities, and 6 Tennis or Badminton courts, at a cost of almost £6 million.

Shuttlecock Boys

Not having money to light exteriors in the night, a 5 row grid was created of Chinese Lanterns (having 5 of them in each row) by DOP Shanti Bhushan & Associate Camerman Nuthan Nagraj to shoot badminton scenes in the night.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Houghton

The church is dedicated to St Michael, and was originally a private chapel and was built by Sir Edward Rodes, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, who was a conspicuous Parliamentarian.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Hughenden

When the church extension work was carried out, the floor was covered with ceramic tiles designed by Edward William Godwin and the walls decorated with 1881 wall paintings in the Aesthetic Movement style by Heaton, Butler and Bayne that depict the Nativity, the Four Evangelists and the Prophets.

According to early records, a church existed on this site in the 12th century, built by Geoffrey de Clinton between 1100 and 1135.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden

The three chancel windows contain stained glass by Patrick Reyntiens installed in 1962.

Supreme Rock

He is remembered primarily for his role in Funnell's completion of the Grand Slam of Eventing, winning the Badminton Horse Trials, the Rolex Kentucky Three Day and The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.

Thathaiah Kalva

Tennis, volleyball and badminton are also played in schools and uncultivated fields.

The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes

The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes was a sports magazine published by Longman between 1895 and 1923, and edited by A. E. T. Watson.

Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup competition was the idea of Sir George Alan Thomas, a highly successful English badminton player of the early 1900s, who was inspired by tennis's Davis Cup, and football's (soccer's) World Cup first held in 1930.

Thomas Linley the elder

Thomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795), English musician, was born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, and studied music in Bath, where he settled as a singing-master and conductor of the concerts.

Virgil Soeroredjo

He participated at the highest badminton club competition level (Eredivisie) for BC Culemborg and BV van Zijderveld.

Wang Wei

Wang Wei (badminton), People's Republic of China badminton player who competed in the 2002 Asian Games

Xia Huan

Xia Huan (Chinese 夏欢; born January 30, 1992 in Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan Province) is a successful Chinese female badminton doubles player.

Yao Fen

In her most successful season, 1992, she paired with Lin Yanfen to win the China and Swedish Opens, the Badminton World Cup, the World Badminton Grand Prix, and the prestigious All-England Championships.

Yujia

Li Yujia (李羽佳; b. 1983), Chinese Singaporean female badminton player

Zhang Jiewen

According to some reports, Zhang Jiewen will quit competitive badminton after the 2008 Summer Olympics, when she will marry Malaysian men's badminton doubles star Choong Tan Fook.


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