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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Q4. 1939 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Essex Badminton Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David O Horton (born Q4. 1939), is a male former international badminton player who competed for England.
Badminton career
Horton is a two times National champion, winning the English National Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles in 1967 with Jenny Horton and the men's doubles with Roger Mills. In addition he has won the 1965 & 1967 Irish Open, and four Scottish Open titles.[1]
He represented the England team[2] in the singles, doubles and mixed (winning a bronze medal in the men's doubles with Mills), at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5]
He represented Essex at county level.
Personal life
He married fellow international player Jenny Pritchard in 1965.[6]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1966 | Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica |  Roger Mills
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Colin Beacom Tony Jordan
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15–9, 12–15, 18–17 |  Bronze
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International tournaments (8 titles, 5 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Scottish Open | Michael Rawlings
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 Robert McCoig Frank Shannon
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15–10, 11–15, 11–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1965 | Irish Open | Roger Mills
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Colin Beacom Tony Jordan
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12–15, 15–9, 15–10 |  Winner
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| 1966 | Scottish Open | Roger Mills
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Mac Henderson Oon Chong Hau
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15–10, 15–4 | Winner
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| 1966 | German Open | Tony Jordan
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 Poul-Erik Nielsen Per Walsøe
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4–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 1967 | Irish Open | Roger Mills
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Colin Beacom Tony Jordan
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15–8, 3–15, 18–15 | Winner
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| 1967 | Scottish Open | Tony Jordan
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Robert McCoig Mac Henderson
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7–15, 6–15 | Runner-up
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| 1968 | Scottish Open | Tony Jordan
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David Eddy Roger Powell
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15–11, 6–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 1970 | Scottish Open | Elliot Stuart
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David Eddy Derek Talbot
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13–18, 15–5, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1970 | Belgian International | Elliot Stuart
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Tom Bacher Poul Petersen
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5–15, 15–10, 15–1 | Winner
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| 1971 | Scottish Open | Elliot Stuart
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Fraser Gow Robert McCoig
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15–8, 15–13 | Winner
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| 1972 | Scottish Open | Elliot Stuart
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Fraser Gow Robert McCoig
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15–12, 10–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Dutch Open | Jenny Horton
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Paul Whetnall Julie Charles
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15–3, 15–4 | Winner
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| 1967 | Scottish Open | Jenny Horton
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Robert McCoig M. Tait
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15–6, 15–13 | Winner
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References
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Jamaica Bound". Belfast Telegraph. 20 June 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Badminton:International Match At Torquay". Torquay Times and South Devon Advertiser. 3 December 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
