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John Timperley (badminton)

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John Timperley
Personal information
Country England
Born1931
Died2013

John Timperley was an English badminton & squash player. Born in 1931 he was capped by the England badminton team and reached the National number one ranking before switching to squash. During his squash career he played for Surrey and captained the Surrey over 45's. He became a coach and official, refereeing the British Open Squash Championships Final at Wembley.[1] He was married to June Timperley née White a leading badminton player.[2]

He competed in the All England Badminton Championships from 1954 until 1958.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "John Timperley 1931 – 2013". Surrey Squash & Racketball.
  2. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.