Elinor Middlemiss

Elinor Middlemiss
MBE
née Elinor Allen

Personal information
Born	(1967-01-28) 28 January 1967 (age 58)
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Scotland
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2002 Manchester Mixed team

Elinor Muriel Middlemiss MBE (née Elinor Allen; born 28 January 1967) is a former badminton player from Scotland who won two medals at the Commonwealth Games.^[1] At present she is working as Games team operations manager of Badminton Scotland Commonwealth games.^[2]

Biography

Born Elinor Allen, in her junior days she won national junior championships for five times. Allen played out of Edinburgh.^[3] and her sister Jenny Allen was also a Scottish international player.^[4]

She married fellow Scottish international player Kenny Middlemiss and played under her married name thereafter.^[5] Middlemiss contested five Commonwealth Games between 1986 and 2002, winning two bronze medals in both individual (in 1998) and team event (in 2002).

By September 1995, she had made over 100 appearances for Scotland^[6] and played for her country in eight Uber Cups, eight European Team Championships and six World Championships, eventually earning a Scottish women's record of 136 international cap and 22 national titles.

She was an advanced coach at equivalent of UKCC level 2 and has coached at World University Games and World University Championship level.^[7] Middlemiss was appointed as Team Scotland Chief-de-Mission for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, having previously served as a deputy chief in 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was the first woman to hold this post since the games began in 1930.^[8][9]

Middlemiss was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport.^[10]

She has 2 children, Andrew Middlemiss born in 1999 and Kim Middlemiss born in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sandra Watt	Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode	7–15, 3–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	U.S. Open	Kirsteen McEwan	Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage	7–15, 15–5, 15–2	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	U.S. Open	Kenny Middlemiss	Andy Chong Yeping Tang	10–15, 15–5, 15–8	Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Iceland International	Jill Barrie	11–3, 11–5	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Irish International	Pamela Hamilton	Alison Fisher Fiona Elliott	16–18, 1–15	Runner-up
1989	Bells Open	Jennifer Williamson	Karen Chapman Sara Sankey	15–18, 15–0, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	Irish International	Jennifer Williamson	Julie Bradbury Suzanne Louis-Lane	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1991	Swiss Open	Jennifer Williamson	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	9–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1991	French Open	Jennifer Williamson	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1992	Iceland International	Jennifer Williamson	Thordis Edwald Ása Pálsdóttir	15–5 15–3	Winner
1996	French International	Jillian Haldane	Brenda Conijn Nicole van Hooren	17–15, 6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1997	Spanish International	Sandra Watt	Beth Richardson Jennifer Wong	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1997	Scottish International	Sandra Watt	Sara Sankey Ella Miles	13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	Slovenian International	Sandra Watt	Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge	10–15, 15–7, 18–15	Winner
1998	Austrian International	Sandra Watt	Maria Luisa Mur Monica Memoli	15–10, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Irish International	Billy Gilliland	Dan Travers Pamela Hamilton	17–16, 15–13	Winner
1986	Iceland International	Alastair Baker	Jill Barrie Rose Gladwin	15–7, 15–13	Winner
1992	Iceland International	Kenny Middlemiss	Mike Brown Ása Pálsdóttir	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1994	Irish International	Kenny Middlemiss	Ian Pearson Karen Chapman	15–11, 10–15, 15–9	Winner
1997	Slovenian International	Kenny Middlemiss	Russell Hogg Jillian Haldane	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1997	French International	Kenny Middlemiss	Peter Jeffrey Sara Hardaker	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Portugal International	Kenny Middlemiss	Russell Hogg Karen Peatfield	Walkover	Runner-up
1997	Spanish International	Kenny Middlemiss	Mike Beres Kara Solmundson	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1998	Austrian International	Kenny Middlemiss	Jürgen Koch Irina Serova	18–15, 15–4	Winner

References

1. "Profile:Elinor Middlemiss". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. "Our Staff:Team Scotland". www.teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. "Scots aiming for a bronze". Dundee Courier. 17 January 1990. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Anne beats ladies No. 1 in warm-up to championships". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 28 January 1987. p. 21. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Gibson on the trail of eighth title". The Scotsman. 31 January 1997. p. 41. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Victory for Elinor". Dundee Courier. 25 September 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Our Staff:Elinor Middlemiss". www.teamscotland.scot. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
8. Atkinson, Jo (21 August 2020). "Middlemiss appointed to lead Team Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via PressReader.
9. Shefferd, Neil (23 August 2020). "Scotland announces management team for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
10. "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N23.

External links

• Elinor Middlemiss at BWFBadminton.com
• Elinor Middlemiss at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Elinor Middlemiss at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)