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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1948[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Alexandria BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fraser D. Gow (born c.1948) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at three Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Gow was a member of the Alexandria Badminton Club[2] and won the 1968 Scottish junior title.[1] He was a Scottish international[3] and in 1976 became the captain of his country.[4]
Gow represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[6] where he competed in the badminton events.[7]
In 1976, Gow was based in England and played in Andover and played county badminton for Cambridgeshire.[8]
He was a nine-times title winner at the Scottish National Badminton Championships and twice winner of the Scottish Open. Additionally, he went on to represent Scotland at both the 1974 British Commonwealth Games[9] and the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b "Badminton Internationalists At Kirkcaldy". Fife Free Press. 7 July 1962. p. 27. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton Fraser Gow Alexandria". The Scotsman. 7 January 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots score badminton victory". The Scotsman. 23 March 1971. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fraser Gow takes over as captain". The Scotsman. 23 January 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming for their country". Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "They'll carry Scotland's hopes". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Badminton Champions". Sunday Post. 22 January 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 13 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.
- ^ "Badminton line-up for Games". The Scotsman. 19 December 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton Notes". Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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