Gordon Haldane (born June 1970) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Gordon Haldane
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
BornJune 1970[1]
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubKirkcaldy

Biography

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Haldane was born in 1970 and his younger sister Jillian Haldane was also an international player.[2] He attended Kirkcaldy High School, studied at Edinburgh Napier University[3] and was based in Kirkcaldy.[4]

Haldane represented Scotland at international level,[5] making his full debut for Scotland in 1990 as a 19-year-old.[1] In 1992 he formed a new doubles partnership with Alastair Gatt.[6]

Haldane represented the Scottish team[7] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he competed in the badminton events and reached the quarter finals of the men's doubles with Bruce Flockhart.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Euro dates for Fifers". Fife Free Press. 10 April 1992. p. 31. Retrieved 19 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 27 May 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 19 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Capped". Fife Free Press. 7 December 1990. p. 38. Retrieved 19 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Fifers chosen". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 4 November 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 19 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "In Brief". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 February 1992. p. 173. Retrieved 19 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Highlight for city players". Aberdeen Evening Express. 11 April 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Games Squad". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 June 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Scotland Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)