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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Glasgow BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Ansari is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Ansari was a Scottish international[1] and in 1976 was playing out of Kilwinning,[2]
Ansari represented the Scottish team[3] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[4] where he competed in the badminton events.[5]
He formed a successful doubles partnership with John Britton[6] and was twice doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1975 and 1976.[7][8] Additionally, he won the doubles at the Scottish Open and the Irish Open.
In 1979 he was also playing in the German leagues for Wolfsburg[9] and in 1983 he represented the East.[10]
References
- ^ "Ready to face England". The Scotsman. 16 November 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". Northern Scot and Moray & Nairn Express. 31 January 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton line-up for Games". The Scotsman. 19 December 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Details of the 89 competitors". The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 14 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Scots face toughest cup test". The Scotsman. 26 January 1973. p. 26. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Jim Ansari impresses on return". The Scotsman. 26 November 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Linda upsets seedings". The Scotsman. 26 November 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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