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{{short description|English badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
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| name             = Derek Talbot<br />{{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
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| caption          = Wolfgang Bochow (left) plays against Derek Talbot from England (right).
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| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|3|23}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=194082952:3229&d=bmd_1588661647|title=1947 births|publisher=Free BMD}}</ref> 
| birth_place      = [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[Tyne and Wear|Tyne and Wear county]], England
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1977 IBF World Championships|1977 Malmö]] | [[1977 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton World Cup|World Cup]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1979 Badminton World Cup|1979 Tokyo]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games|1970 Edinburgh]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 1974 Christchurch | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 1978 Edmonton | Men's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | 1974 Christchurch | Men's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | 1978 Edmonton | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1972 European Badminton Championships|1972 Karlskrona]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[1974 European Badminton Championships|1974 Vienna]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[1976 European Badminton Championships|1976 Dublin]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 1972 Karlskrona | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | 1976 Dublin | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1970 European Badminton Championships|1970 Port Talbot]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 1974 Vienna | Men's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1980 European Badminton Championships|1980 Groningen]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|European Mixed Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1972 Karlskrona | Mixed team }}
{{MedalGold | 1974 Vienna | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 1976 Dublin | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 1980 Groningen | Mixed team }}
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'''Derek Talbot''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 23 March 1947) is a former [[England|English]] [[badminton]] player. One of Britain's most successful "all-rounders," he won eleven [[English National Badminton Championships|English National Championships]] four singles, three doubles, and four mixed doubles. He also won four [[Commonwealth Games]] gold medals and in partnership with the formidable [[Gillian Gilks]] he won three mixed doubles crowns at the prestigious [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All-England Open]] (1973, 1976, and 1977).

== Early and personal life ==
Talbot was born and raise in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[Tyne and Wear|Tyne and Wear county]]. He married June Kay on 18 July 1975 in Newcastle upon Tyne.<ref>{{cite web |editor-last=Scheele |editor-first=H. A. E. |title=On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts |url=https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/WorldBadminton/documents/n21_197508.pdf |work=World Badminton |edition=21 |date=August 1975 |page=9 |access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref>

==Career==
===World Championships===
Talbot won a silver medal in the [[1977 IBF World Championships]] in the mixed doubles with [[Gillian Gilks]], losing against [[Steen Skovgaard]] and [[Lene Køppen]] in the final.

===1972 Summer Olympics===
Talbot competed in [[badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics]], where badminton was played as a [[demonstration sport]]. In the men's doubles he and [[Elliot Stuart]], his former schoolfellow in Newcastle upon Tyne, were defeated in the semi-finals by [[Ade Chandra]] and [[Christian Hadinata]] 15–8, 15–12. In the mixed doubles, he paired with [[Gillian Gilks]] and they won the gold medal, beating [[Svend Pri]] and [[Ulla Strand]] of Denmark in the final 15–6, 18–16.

===Commonwealth Games===
Talbot was also successful at the [[Commonwealth Games]]; he won four gold medals, a silver medal and two bronze medals between 1970 and 1978.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/court.htm Commonwealth Games medallists – Badminton]</ref>

===Retirement===
Talbot decided to retire from the international badminton in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jessup |first=Peter |title=End of a fine career |url=https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/Badminton/documents/v02_n12_198102.pdf |publisher=The Official Journal of the Badminton Association of England |date=February 1981 |page=8 and 10 |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
=== Olympic Games (demonstration) ===
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Mixed doubles|1972]]
| align="left" | [[Volleyballhalle]], [[Munich]], West Germany
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Gillian Gilks]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Svend Pri]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ulla Strand]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 18–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Gold medal.svg|16px]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Championships ===
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1977 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|1977]]
| align="left" | [[Malmö Isstadion]], [[Malmö]], Sweden
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Skovgaard]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]]
| align="left" | 12–15, 17–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== World Cup ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1979 Badminton World Cup|1979]]
| align="left" | [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Ade Chandra]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Christian Hadinata]]
| align="left" | 5–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Commonwealth Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974]]
| align="left" | Cowles Stadium, [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Whetnall]]
| align="left" | ''Walkover''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978]]
| align="left" | [[Clare Drake Arena]], [[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prakash Padukone]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974]]
| align="left" | Cowles Stadium, [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliot Stuart]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Tredgett]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 6–15, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games|1970]]
| align="left" | Meadowbank Stadium, [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Boxall]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Mills (badminton)|Roger Mills]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]]
| align="left" | 8–15, 15–12, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974]]
| align="left" | Cowles Stadium, [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Whetnall]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Gardner]]
| align="left" | ''Walkover''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978]]
| align="left" | [[Clare Drake Arena]], [[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Sutton]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Richard Purser]]<br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Alison Branfield]]
| align="left" | 15–9, 15–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== European Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1974 European Badminton Championships|1974]]
| align="left" | [[Wiener Stadthalle|Stadthalle]], [[Vienna]], Austria
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Kihlström]]
| align="left" | 5–15, 16–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1972 European Badminton Championships|1972]]
| align="left" | Karlskrona Idrottshall, [[Karlskrona]], Sweden
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliot Stuart]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Willi Braun]]<br />{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Roland Maywald]]
| align="left" | 11–15, 15–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1976 European Badminton Championships|1976]]
| align="left" | Fitzwilliam Club, [[Dublin]], Ireland
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddy Sutton]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Tredgett]]
| align="left" | 15–13, 12–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1970 European Badminton Championships|1970]]
| align="left" | Afan Lido, [[Port Talbot]], Wales
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Susan Whetnall]]
| align="left" | 16–17, 16–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1972 European Badminton Championships|1972]]
| align="left" | Karlskrona Idrottshall, [[Karlskrona]], Sweden
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang Bochow]]<br />{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Marieluise Wackerow]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1974 European Badminton Championships|1974]]
| align="left" | Stadthalle, [[Vienna]], Austria
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliot Stuart]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Susan Whetnall
| align="left" | 5–15, 15–3, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1976 European Badminton Championships|1976]]
| align="left" | Fitzwilliam Club, [[Dublin]], Ireland
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Skovgaard]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]]
| align="left" | 6–15, 15–12, 17–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1980 European Badminton Championships|1980]]
| align="left" | [[MartiniPlaza|Martinihal]], [[Groningen]], Netherlands
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Chapman (badminton)|Karen Chapman]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lars Wengberg]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anette Börjesson]]
| align="left" | 15–9, 9–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== International tournaments (31 titles, 22 runners-up) ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1970
| align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Whetnall]]
| align="left" | 15–13, 9–15, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]
| align="left" | 15–4, 17–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert McCoig]]
| align="left" | 15–5, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | [[Canada Open (badminton)|Canadian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sture Johnsson]]
| align="left" | 15–7, 15–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Stevens
| align="left" | 1–15, 15–3, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | [[U.S. Open (badminton)|U.S. Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sture Johnsson
| align="left" | 4–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1977
| align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sture Johnsson
| align="left" | 15–12, 15–18, 7–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1977
| align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sture Johnsson
| align="left" | 8–15, 15–6, 18–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1978
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Ridder]]
| align="left" | 18–14, 12–15, 15–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | [[Portugal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Jolly]]
| align="left" | 6–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1969
| align="left" | [[South African Badminton Championships|South African Championships]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Jordan (badminton)|Tony Jordan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kenneth Parsons]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Rennie du Toit]] 
| align="left" | 15–7, 8–15, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1970
| align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Horton (badminton)|David Horton]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliot Stuart]] 
| align="left" | 18–13, 5–15, 9–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliot Stuart]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Mills (badminton)|Roger Mills]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]
| align="left" | 15–10, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Erland Kops]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Svend Pri]]
| align="left" | 11–15, 5–15 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | [[U.S. Open (badminton)|U.S. Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Adams (badminton)|Mike Adams]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Carmichael (badminton)|Thomas Carmichael]]
| align="left" | 15–9, 5–15, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | [[Canada Open (badminton)|Canadian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Stevens<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Tredgett]]
| align="left" | 11–15, 13–15 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ng Boon Bee]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Punch Gunalan]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 12–15 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Erland Kops<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Svend Pri
| align="left" | 6–15, 15–11, 7–15 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Indra Gunawan (badminton)|Indra Gunawan]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Amril Nurman]]
| align="left" | 15–11, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | U.S. Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Tredgett]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Richard Poole|Jim Poole]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donald C. Paup|Don Paup]]
| align="left" | 15–11, 11–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | [[Jamaica International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jamie Paulson]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Yves Paré]]
| align="left" | 11–15, 1–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddy Sutton]]
| align="left" | 12–15, 15–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Poul Petersen (badminton)|Poul Petersen]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Svend Pri
| align="left" | 9–15, 15–1, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1974
| align="left" | German Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Stevens<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
| align="left" | 15–12, 14–15, 15–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1974
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Stevens<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
| align="left" | 15–8, 12–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1975
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Ansari]]<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Britton (badminton)|John Britton]]
| align="left" | 12–15, 15–7, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1977
| align="left" | Canadian Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddy Sutton]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bengt Fröman]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Kihlström]]
| align="left" | 17–16, 11–15, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1978
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy Gilliland]]<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Fraser Gow]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1979
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Frost]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Fladberg]]
| align="left" | 15–8, 18–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1980
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Jolly]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Stevens<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett
| align="left" | 4–15, 11–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1981
| align="left" | [[Portugal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Gilliland<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Jolly
| align="left" | 18–17, 12–15, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1969
| align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang Bochow]]<br />{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karin Dittberner]]
| align="left" | 15–7, 1–15, 15–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1969
| align="left" | [[South African Badminton Championships|South African Championships]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Jordan (badminton)|Tony Jordan]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Susan Whetnall]] 
| align="left" | 15–10, 15–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1970
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]] <br/> {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Boxall]]
| align="left" | 18–14, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Mills (badminton)|Roger Mills]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Julie Rickard]] 
| align="left" | 15–4, 15–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Per Walsøe]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Pernille Kaagaard]]
| align="left" | 5–15, 15–6, 17–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1971 All England Badminton Championships|1971]]
| align="left" | [[All England Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Svend Pri]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ulla Strand]]
| align="left" | 12–15, 15–8, 11–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} Wolfgang Bochow<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kay Nesbit (badminton)|Kay Nesbit]]
| align="left" | 15–8, 15–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1971
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Svend Pri<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Ulla Strand
| align="left" | 15–4, 6–15, 17–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1972
| align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert McCoig]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Beck]] 
| align="left" | 15–9, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1972 All England Badminton Championships|1972]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Svend Pri<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Ulla Strand
| align="left" | 15–12, 8–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | [[Denmark Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Elo Hansen]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Ulla Strand
| align="left" | 15–4, 14–17, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Eddy<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]]
| align="left" | 13–15, 15–6, 15–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1973
| align="left" | Swedish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Stuart<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Margaret Beck
| align="left" | 15–11, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1973 All England Badminton Championships|1973]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliot Stuart]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry
| align="left" | 9–15, 15–13, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1974 All England Badminton Championships|1974]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Eddy <br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Susan Whetnall
| align="left" | 5–15, 15–7, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1976 All England Open Badminton Championships|1976]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Tredgett]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry
| align="left" | 15–9, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1976
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Skovgaard]] <br/> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 13–15, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1976
| align="left" | Scottish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry 
| align="left" | 18–17, 15–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | [[1977 All England Open Badminton Championships|1977]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Tredgett<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry
| align="left" | 15–9, 15–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1977
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Joke van Beusekom]]
| align="left" | 15–7, 15–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1977
| align="left" | Swedish Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard <br/> {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| align="center" | 1979
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Eddy<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Sutton]]
| align="left" | 15–8, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

==Post-Badminton==
Towards the latter stages of his badminton career Derek ran a sports shop, which specialised in racket sports, with ex-South African badminton internationalist Eddie Allen, and local man Neil Woodward, in Newcastle. They sold their own Vicourt badminton rackets. When he retired from serious competition, he set up his own badminton company called ''Talbot Torro Badminton''. In recent years Derek left his more traditional career behind and ultimately set up the Natural Patient homeopathic centre in Ibiza.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalpatient.com/about_derek.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820042836/http://www.naturalpatient.com/about_derek.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-20|title=About Derek Talbot|publisher=Natural Patient.com}}</ref>

He was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to badminton.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60534 |supp=y|page=23|date=15 June 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Team GB|1e0QMWqTs2bEGrrxLLyFA5}}
* {{CGF}}

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