Susan Devlin

Susan Devlin Peard
Personal information
Birth nameSusan Devlin
CountryUnited States
Ireland
Born1931 (age 92–93)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  United States
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1957 Lancashire Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Philadelphia Women's team

Susan Devlin Peard (born 1931) is an American-Irish former badminton player who represented both the US and Ireland in international competition. She is the daughter of J. Frank Devlin, an Irish badminton great, who moved his family to the United States in the late 1930s. She is the older sister of Judy Devlin Hashman, with whom she won numerous international women's doubles championships, including six titles at the prestigious All-England Championships (1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966).[1]

  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness, Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.