Linda Blake

Linda Blake
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubPenarth Badminton Club
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place1977–1980, 1985women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1981–1983mixed doubles

Linda Blake is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is an eight-times champion of Wales.

Biography

Blake from Penarth near Cardiff, was a member of the Penarth Badminton Club and represented Wales at international level.

Blake specialised in doubles play and her mixed doubles partners included Brian Jones, Phil Sutton and Yim Chong Lim. Her women's doubles partners included Sue Brimble and Lesley Roberts.

Blake represented the Welsh team at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, where she competed in the badminton events.

Blake was an eight-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the women's doubles in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1985 and the mixed doubles in 1981, 1982 and 1983.

References

  1. ↑ "Wales in Bid For No 7 Spot". South Wales Echo. 19 January 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Mold girl top seed in doubles". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 25 September 1981. p. 31. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Badminton". Belfast Telegraph. 2 December 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Things look good for Irish". Belfast Telegraph. 8 November 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "The Nelson touch will be missing". North Wales Weekly News. 4 November 1982. p. 43. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Sutton wins, Wales lose". Gwent Gazette. 11 December 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "The Nelson touch will be missing". North Wales Weekly News. 4 November 1982. p. 43. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Gala For Some Likely Golds?". Port Talbot Guardian. 9 March 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Wales Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 26 February 2026.