Wendy Clarkson
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born11 March 1956 (1956-03-11) (age 67)
Glasgow, Scotland
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton Women's singles
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Moncton Women's singles

Wendy May Clarkson Carter (née Wendy Clarkson; born March 11, 1956, Glasgow, Scotland)[1] is a Canadian badminton champion who was ranked third in the world in 1978 and also medalled or ranked at Canadian Open, national, Commonwealth Games and Pan Am Games.

Career

Carter won her first single Canadian title in the women's singles in 1976, having been a junior champion the year before. That year, she also won the Canadian Open. In 1977, she competed in the quarter-finals of All England. As a high school athlete in Edmonton, Alberta, at Strathcona Composite High School, she was recognized for her prowess in badminton as Athlete of the Year. In the 1960s, she took up badminton. She won the 1975 Canadian junior badminton singles title. With Tracey Vanwassenhove, she won the junior girls' doubles competition. With Cam Dalgleish, she won the mixed doubles in the Open National Badminton Championships.

In 1976, she won the Canadian Ladies' Singles title. The next year, she won the Badminton Pan Am Championship. During the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, she won silver in the team competition and bronze in the ladies' singles. That year, she was ranked as 3rd-best female badminton player in the world. In 1979, and 1980, she won top ladies' singles at the nationals and, with Claire Backhouse, she won top Doubles and, with Greg Carter, top mixed doubles. In 1981, she won gold in Ladies' Doubles with Sandra Skillings. In 1982, she earned top Doubles with Bob MacDougal and top ladies doubles with Sandra Skillings.

Carter worked as head coach[2] at the Seatlle Badminton Club in Kirkland, Washington[3] when they opened their new location in December 2010.[4] She was a co-founder of the club.[5]

As of June 2023, Carter has been inducted into the Badminton Canada Hall of Fame.[6]

Education

She earned a Bachelor of Education from the University of Calgary in 1989.[7] In 2001, she was inducted into the University of Alberta's Sports Hall of Fame.[8]

Achievements

Notes[9]

Year Event Category Place Name
1975 Canada: Junior Championship Ladies single 1 Wendy Clarkson, AB
1976 Canada: individual championships Ladies single 1 Wendy Clarkson, AB
1976 Canada: International Championships Ladies single 1 Wendy Clarkson
1977 Kanada: International Championships Ladies single 1 Wendy Clarkson
1977 World Championship Mixed 5 Lucio Fabris / Wendy Clarkson
1978 Canada: International Championships Ladies single 1 Wendy Clarkson
1978 Canada: International Championships Mixed 1 Steen Skovgaard / Wendy Clarkson
1978 Canada: individual championships Mixed 1 Greg Carter / Wendy Clarkson
1978 Commonwealth Games Ladies Singles 2 Wendy Clarkson
1979 Canada: individual championships Mixed 1 Greg Carter / Wendy Clarkson
1979 Canada: individual championships Women's doubles 1 Wendy Carter / Claire Backhouse
1979 Canada: individual championships Ladies single 1 Wendy Carter, AB
1980 Canada: individual championships Ladies single 1 Wendy Carter, AB
1982 Canada: individual championships Mixed 1 Bob MacDougall / Wendy Carter

References

  1. ↑ "22nd Annual Sportsmen's Dinner" (PDF). Calgary Booster Club. 1977-04-18. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Wendy Carter". www.seattlebadminton.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.
  3. ↑ Seven, Richard (2011-11-02). "Stay quick on your toes with indoor badminton". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  4. ↑ Managan, Megan (2011-01-06). "Badminton club offers new home for enthusiasts". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  5. ↑ Kiley, Brendan (2013-07-24). "The Rise of the Shuttlecock". The Stranger. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  6. ↑ "Newest Badminton Canada Hall of Fame member - Wendy Clarkson-Carter". Badminton Canada. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. ↑ "On the Job - Sports Personalities". famouscanadianwomen.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  8. ↑ "City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Master of Ceremonies: Lesley MacDonald. 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ "Junior National Championships". Badminton Canada.
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