Margaret Boxall

Margaret Boxall
Personal information
Country	England
Born	1945 (age 79–80)
Residence	Gosport, Hampshire, England
Handedness	Left[1]
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh Women's doubles 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1974 Christchurch Women's doubles 1970 Edinburgh Women's singles European Championships 1968 Bochum Women's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Women's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Women's singles

Margaret Boxall (born 1945; later Margaret Allen) is an English retired badminton player.

Boxall married to Eddie Allen, a South African badminton player on 9 August 1975 in her hometown Gosport, Hampshire.^[2]

Boxall won the women's doubles with Susan Whetnall at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.^[3]

She also won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall.^[4]

She represented England and won double gold and a bronze medal, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[5][6]

Four years later she won a silver medal in the doubles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[7]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Sylvia Ng	11–6, 11–8	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Susan Whetnall	Julie Rickard Gillian Perrin	15–9, 15–2	Gold
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin	7–15, 5–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Derek Talbot	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	8–15, 15–12, 15–12	Gold

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Imre Nielsen	9–11, 11–7, 3–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, West Germany	Susan Pound	Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin	15–7, 18–13	Gold
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Susan Whetnall	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	2–3, retired	Gold

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	South African Championships	Gillian Perrin	1–11, 11–8, 4–11	Runner-up
1969	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	8–11, 11–4, 12–10	Winner
1970	Scottish Open	Gillian Perrin	11–9, 11–1	Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Tyna Barinaga	3–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Irish Open	Susan Pound	Gillian Perrin Iris Rogers	15–8, 15–7	Winner
1968	Scottish Open	Susan Pound	Jenny Horton Ursula Smith	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1968	Dutch Open	Susan Pound	Angela Bairstow Alison Glenie	5–15, 15–0, 15–9	Winner
1968	German Open	Susan Pound	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1969	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Hiroe Amano Tomoko Takahashi	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1969	Irish Open	Susan Whetnall	Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1969	South African Championships	Susan Whetnall	Wilma Prade Ann Smith	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1969	Swedish Open	Susan Whetnall	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	4–15, 15–5, 15–10	Winner
1969	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Mary Bryan Yvonne Kelly	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1970	Belgian International	Susan Whetnall	Imre Rietveld Nielsen Anne Berglund	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Gillian Perrin	Pernille Molgaard Hansen Imre Rietveld Nielsen	15–9, 15–1	Winner
1970	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard	15–6, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Susan Whetnall	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Hein	15–5, 5–15, 15–13	Winner
1970	U.S. Open	Susan Whetnall	Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	Susan Whetnall	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	18–15, 12–15, 15–1	Winner
1970	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Perrin	15–2, 15–18, 15–5	Winner
1974	All England Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	5–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1974	Scottish Open	Susan Whetnall	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15–9, 10–15, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Dutch Open	David Eddy	Paul Whetnall Angela Bairstow	13–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1970	Dutch Open	David Eddy	Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin	14–18, 8–15	Runner-up
1970	Scottish Open	Paul Whetnall	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	2–15, 15–11, 8–15	Runner-up
1970	Belgian International	Paul Whetnall	Alan Parsons Lore Hawig	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1970	Canadian Open	Paul Whetnall	Ippei Kojima Susan Whetnall	15–12, 5–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1970	U.S. Open	Paul Whetnall	Ippei Kojima Machiko Aizawa	15–8, 15–2	Winner
1974	Scottish Open	Mike Tredgett	Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner	4–15, 14–18	Runner-up