Donald Smythe (April 27, 1924 – November 20, 2016)[1] was a Canadian badminton player who won nine Canadian national titles (4 in singles, 5 in men's doubles) and represented his country internationally during the 1950s.[2] Known for his tenacity and consistency,[3] Smythe is the only North American, besides the legendary Dave Freeman to reach the final round of men's singles at the prestigious All-England Championships (1954).[4] Smythe played Thomas Cup (men's international team competition) for Canada in three consecutive campaigns between 1951 and 1958.
He was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974.[5]
donald, smythe, april, 1924, november, 2016, canadian, badminton, player, nine, canadian, national, titles, singles, doubles, represented, country, internationally, during, 1950s, known, tenacity, consistency, smythe, only, north, american, besides, legendary,. Donald Smythe April 27 1924 November 20 2016 1 was a Canadian badminton player who won nine Canadian national titles 4 in singles 5 in men s doubles and represented his country internationally during the 1950s 2 Known for his tenacity and consistency 3 Smythe is the only North American besides the legendary Dave Freeman to reach the final round of men s singles at the prestigious All England Championships 1954 4 Smythe played Thomas Cup men s international team competition for Canada in three consecutive campaigns between 1951 and 1958 He was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974 5 References edit Donald Smythe Obituary Herbert Scheele ed The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 Canterbury Kent England J A Jennings Ltd 1971 135 137 Pat Davis The Guinness Book of Badminton Enfield Middlesex England Guinness Superlatives Ltd 1983 60 137 138 Scheele 163 Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame Inductees 1998 Donald Smythe etobicokesports com Archived from the original on June 5 2013 Retrieved February 21 2015 nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian badminton is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Smythe amp oldid 1007943245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
