Margaret Boxall
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Q2. 1945[1] Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret B. Boxall (born 1945; later Margaret Allen) is an English retired badminton player.
Personal life
Boxall married to Eddie Allen, a South African badminton player on 9 August 1975 in her hometown Gosport, Hampshire.[3]
Career
Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.[4]
She also won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall.[5]
Boxall represented the England team[6] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[7] She competed in the badminton events, winning double gold and a bronze medal.[8][9][10]
Four years later she won a silver medal in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[11]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Sylvia Ng | 11–6, 11–8 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Susan Whetnall | Julie Rickard Gillian Perrin |
15–9, 15–2 | Gold |
| 1974 | Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin |
7–15, 5–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Derek Talbot | Roger Mills Gillian Perrin |
8–15, 15–12, 15–12 | Gold |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Imre Nielsen | 9–11, 11–7, 3–11 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bochum, West Germany | Susan Pound | Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin |
15–7, 18–13 | Gold |
| 1970 | Port Talbot, Wales | Susan Whetnall | Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow |
2–3, retired | Gold |
International tournament (19 titles, 10 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South African Championships | Gillian Perrin | 1–11, 11–8, 4–11 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | 8–11, 11–4, 12–10 | Winner |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Gillian Perrin | 11–9, 11–1 | Winner |
| 1970 | Canadian Open | Tyna Barinaga | 3–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Irish Open | Susan Pound | Gillian Perrin Iris Rogers |
15–8, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1968 | Scottish Open | Susan Pound | Jenny Horton Ursula Smith |
9–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Dutch Open | Susan Pound | Angela Bairstow Alison Glenie |
5–15, 15–0, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1968 | German Open | Susan Pound | Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow |
15–6, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1969 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Hiroe Amano Tomoko Takahashi |
15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1969 | Irish Open | Susan Whetnall | Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly |
15–3, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1969 | South African Championships | Susan Whetnall | Wilma Prade Ann Smith |
15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1969 | Swedish Open | Susan Whetnall | Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen |
4–15, 15–5, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1969 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly |
15–4, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1970 | Belgian International | Susan Whetnall | Imre Rietveld Nielsen Anne Berglund |
15–4, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1970 | Swedish Open | Gillian Perrin | Pernille Molgaard Hansen Imre Rietveld Nielsen |
15–9, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1970 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard |
15–6, 8–15, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1970 | Canadian Open | Susan Whetnall | Tyna Barinaga Caroline Hein |
15–5, 5–15, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1970 | U.S. Open | Susan Whetnall | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka |
10–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Dutch Open | Susan Whetnall | Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow |
18–15, 12–15, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin |
15–2, 15–18, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1974 | All England Open | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks |
5–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |
| 1974 | Scottish Open | Susan Whetnall | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks |
15–9, 10–15, 15–10 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Dutch Open | David Eddy | Paul Whetnall Angela Bairstow |
13–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Dutch Open | David Eddy | Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin |
14–18, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Scottish Open | Paul Whetnall | Roger Mills Gillian Perrin |
2–15, 15–11, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Belgian International | Paul Whetnall | Alan Parsons Lore Hawig |
15–4, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1970 | Canadian Open | Paul Whetnall | Ippei Kojima Susan Whetnall |
15–12, 5–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | U.S. Open | Paul Whetnall | Ippei Kojima Machiko Aizawa |
15–8, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1974 | Scottish Open | Mike Tredgett | Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner |
4–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1976). "Letters to the editor" (PDF). World Badminton (26 ed.). p. 19. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1975). "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts" (PDF). World Badminton (21 ed.). p. 9. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
- ^ Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J.A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 326.
- ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Eddy named for the Games". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 7 April 1970. p. 48. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.