Pamela Hamilton

Pamela Hamilton

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1958[1]
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Airdrie BC
Medal record Representing  Scotland Scottish Nationals 1981, 82 singles 1981, 82, 83, 85 women's doubles Irish Open 1977, 82, 83 singles 1982 women'sdoubles 1977 mixed doubles

Pamela Hamilton (born c.1958) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Hamilton playing out of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire^[1] and was a Scottish international.^[2]

Hamilton represented the Scottish team^[3] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,^[4] where she competed in the badminton events.^[5] Hamilton would also go on represent Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

In 1984 she played in the Uber Cup^[6] and in 1986 she was in New Malden and represented her nation at the European Championships.^[7] By 1986 she was also the Scottish number 2 ranked player and also became the nation's second most capped player.^[8] The following year she was based in Guildford.^[9]

She was twice a singles champion and four times a doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships.^[10][11] Additionally, she won four titles at the Irish Open.

References

1. "Badminton team on trial against Irish". The Scotsman. 24 November 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "The Scottish badminton team". The Scotsman. 25 November 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Burgess leaves it very late". The Scotsman. 12 June 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Badminton Notes". Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scotland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
6. "Airdrie Badminton star Pamela Hamilton". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 12 March 1986. p. 38. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Badminton". Dundee Courier. 12 March 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Aileen Nairn called up for badminton duty in Sweden". The Scotsman. 26 March 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "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.
10. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
11. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2026.