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Marjorie Barrett
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Country England

Marjorie Barrett born Lucy Marjory East was an English badminton player. She started playing badminton in the village of Shaldon in Devon where Meriel Lucas was a member. After becoming a member of the Crystal Palace Club she married Frederick Barrett in 1915.[1] The left hander became a force after the war and secured five All England singles titles.[2] Her husband died in 1932 and she remarried in 1949 to another badminton player Percy Macfarlane. She died in 1968, aged 79 in Newton Abbott

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Medal Year Event
Gold medal – first place 1926 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1927 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1929 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1930 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1931 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1928 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1929 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1930 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1932 Women's doubles

References

  1. ^ "Mrs Barrett". Badminton England.
  2. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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