Dorothy Cundall

Dorothy Ursula Cundall (1882 – 8 February 1954) was an English badminton player. Born in 1882 in Richmond, London she was a prominent player before the First World War winning three All England titles.[1] In 1912 she married Douglas Harvey (who died in 1917). Cundall played as Mrs Harvey afterwards.[2]

Dorothy Cundall
Cundall in 1910
Personal information
Birth nameDorothy Ursula Cundall
CountryEngland
Born19 October 1882
Richmond, London
Died8 February 1954 (aged 71)
Bournemouth, Dorset

In 1922 she remarried to Bert Bisgood, a prominent Somerset cricketer who also represented Ireland at badminton. [3] She died in Bournemouth on 8 February 1954.[4]

She had two children, Ian Harvey, a Conservative MP, and Jeanne Bisgood, an English international golfer.[4]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Medal Year Event
Gold medal – first place1911Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1912Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1910Mixed doubles

References
  1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "Badminton Championships". Daily Mirror. 29 February 1912. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Dorothy Cundall". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.


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