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English badminton player

Badminton player
Frank Hodge
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Personal information
Country England
Born18 May 1894
Ham, Surrey
Died15 May 1957 (aged 62)
Barnet, London

Francis Percy Hodge known as Frank Hodge was an English badminton player. After serving with distinction during the First World War he returned to playing badminton in 1919. A left handed player he was capped 18 times by England between 1919 and 1933. He won three All England titles.

In 1934 he married Molly Kathleen Clara Drake, another member of the Alexandra Palace Badminton Club. He died in 1957.

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

Medal Year Event
Gold medal – first place 1921 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1924 Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1928 Men's doubles

References

  1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. ^ "Frank Hodge". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
All England Open badminton men's doubles champions


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