Violet Elton

Violet Elton was an English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles.[1] She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969 in Sidmouth.[2]

Violet Elton
Personal information
Country England
Died1969

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Medal Year Event
1920Women's doubles
1926Women's doubles
1928Women's doubles
1929Women's doubles
1930Women's doubles

References
  1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. "Violet Elton". Badminton England.
  3. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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