Alison Fulton

Alison Fulton (born c.1957) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.

Fulton was based in Guildford, England^[2] but represented Scotland at international level.^[3] In 1984 she became the first Scotthish player for 19 years to win a title at the Scottish International Championships.^[4]

Fulton represented the Scottish team^[5] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where she competed in the badminton events.^[6] Four years later, she was denied an almost certain team bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, when in the third team match (her doubles) she sustained a leg injury and was carried off the court with Scotland leading Australia 2–0.^[1]

She was the six-times champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships, twice in the singles in 1983 and 1984 and four times in the doubles from 1981 to 1984.^[7][8]

Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the Scottish Open and Irish Opens. In 1986 she represented her nation at the European Championships.^[9]

In 1990, she was working as the Scottish national U18 coach^[10] and in 1992 became the first woman to take the position of head coach at the European Badminton Union's summer school in the Netherlands.^[11]