Liam Ingram

Liam Ingram
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc. 1985
Sport
SportBadminton

Liam Ingram (born c.1985) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

As a junior, Ingram won the South West of England boys U12 singles in 1997, the 1998 Gloucester Open and 1999 Liverpool Open.

He represented Mid Glamorgan at county level and went on to win three Welsh national junior titles, one with Richard Williams in the men's doubles and two mixed doubles titles with Kerry Ann Sheppard.

Ingram was soon capped at full senior international level and represented the Welsh team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he competed in the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles events. At the Games partnering Sheppard, they lost to the Scottish pair Graeme Smith and Elinor Middlemiss in the mixed doubles competition. In the men's doubles with Neil Cottrill they lost to Sanave Thomas and Valiyaveetil Diju.

After the Games he continued to represent Wales.

References

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  3. ↑ "Liverpool trip has a double reward". South Wales Echo. 20 April 1998. p. 91. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "County youngsters star in the nationals". Gloucester Citizen. 23 October 1999. p. 39. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Wales pick badminton elite". BBC News. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wales Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 1 August 2002. p. 20. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Sweet revenge for Muggeridge". BBC News. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Welsh exits continue at World's". BBC News. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2026.