Dorothy Cundall | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Dorothy Ursula Cundall |
Country | England |
Born | 19 October 1882 Richmond, London |
Died | 8 February 1954 (aged 71) Bournemouth, Dorset |
Dorothy Ursula Cundall (1882 – 8 February 1954) was an English badminton player. Born in 1882 in Richmond, London, she was a prominent player before the First World War, winning three All England titles.[1]
In 1912 she married Douglas Harvey (who died in 1917). Cundall played as Mrs Harvey afterwards.[2] In 1922 she remarried to Bert Bisgood, a prominent Somerset cricketer who also represented Ireland at badminton. [3] She had two children, Ian Harvey, a Conservative MP, and Jeanne Bisgood, an English international golfer.[4]
She died in Bournemouth on 8 February 1954.[4]
== Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships[5] ==
Medal | Year | Event |
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1910 | Mixed doubles | |
1911 | Women's doubles | |
1912 | Women's doubles |