English badminton player
Badminton player
Archibald Englebach |
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![]() English badminton player (c 1920) |
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Country | England |
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Born | 1 January 1881[1] Surrey, England |
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Died | 14 December 1961 (aged 80) London, England |
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Archibald Frank Engelbach (1 January 1881 – 14 December 1961) was an English badminton player. He competed in the All England Badminton Championships, winning the men's doubles title in 1920 under the alias A. Fee. He was a schools gymnastic champion before taking up badminton and became a prominent badminton judge. This resulted in him being uncapped for the England team.[2] In 1930 he married Violet Baddeley, also a well known badminton player, daughter of Herbert Baddeley, the four-time winner of the Wimbledon doubles. He died in December 1961 at his home in London aged 80.[3]
Medal record at the All England Badminton Championships
Medal[4]
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Year
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Event
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![Gold medal – first place](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png) |
1920 |
Men's doubles
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![Silver medal – second place](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png) |
1922 |
Men's doubles
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