Derek Talbot

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Derek Talbot Template:Post-nominals (born 23 March 1947) is a former English badminton player. One of Britain's most successful "all-rounders," he won eleven 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 (1973, 1976, and 1977).

Early and personal life

Talbot was born and raise in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear county. He married June Kay on 18 July 1975 in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]

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.[2]

Retirement

Talbot decided to retire from the international badminton in 1981.[3]

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand 		15–6, 18–16 File:Gold medal.svg Gold

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1977 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard
Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen 		12–15, 17–18 Silver Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Template:Flagicon David Eddy Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra
Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata 		5–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall Walkover Bronze Bronze
1978 Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Template:Flagicon Prakash Padukone 9–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		15–6, 6–15, 15–11 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Template:Flagicon Margaret Boxall Template:Flagicon Roger Mills
Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks 		8–15, 15–12, 15–12 Gold Gold
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall
Template:Flagicon Nora Gardner 		Walkover Gold Gold
1978 Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton Template:Flagicon Richard Purser
Template:Flagicon Alison Branfield 		15–9, 15–9 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1974 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 5–15, 16–17 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Willi Braun
Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald 		11–15, 15–18 Silver Silver
1976 Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		15–13, 12–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall 		16–17, 16–17 Silver Silver
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Bochow
Template:Flagicon Marieluise Wackerow 		15–6, 15–4 Gold Gold
1974 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart
Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall 		5–15, 15–3, 15–3 Gold Gold
1976 Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard
Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen 		6–15, 15–12, 17–15 Gold Gold
1980 Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Karen Chapman Template:Flagicon Lars Wengberg
Template:Flagicon Anette Börjesson 		15–9, 9–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (31 titles, 22 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1970 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall 15–13, 9–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1971 Irish International Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 15–4, 17–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Robert McCoig 15–5, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 15–7, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 1–15, 15–3, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 4–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977 German Open Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 15–12, 15–18, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 8–15, 15–6, 18–13 Template:Gold1 Winner
1978 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Rob Ridder 18–14, 12–15, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1981 Portugal International Template:Flagicon Kevin Jolly 6–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 South African Championships Template:Flagicon Tony Jordan Template:Flagicon Kenneth Parsons
Template:Flagicon Rennie du Toit 		15–7, 8–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1970 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon David Eddy Template:Flagicon David Horton
Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart 		18–13, 5–15, 9–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1971 Irish International Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Roger Mills
Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 		15–10, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Erland Kops
Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 		11–15, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1972 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Mike Adams
Template:Flagicon Thomas Carmichael 		15–9, 5–15, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		11–15, 13–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1972 German Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee
Template:Flagicon Punch Gunalan 		9–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1972 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Erland Kops
Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 		6–15, 15–11, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 India Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Indra Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Amril Nurman 		15–11, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1973 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett Template:Flagicon Jim Poole
Template:Flagicon Don Paup 		15–11, 11–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 Jamaica International Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett Template:Flagicon Jamie Paulson
Template:Flagicon Yves Paré 		11–15, 1–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton 		12–15, 15–18 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen
Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 		9–15, 15–1, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974 German Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		15–12, 14–15, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1974 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		15–8, 12–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Jim Ansari
Template:Flagicon John Britton 		12–15, 15–7, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		17–16, 11–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1978 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland
Template:Flagicon Fraser Gow 		15–6, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart Template:Flagicon Morten Frost
Template:Flagicon Steen Fladberg 		15–8, 18–17 Template:Gold1 Winner
1980 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Kevin Jolly Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		4–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981 Portugal International Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland
Template:Flagicon Kevin Jolly 		18–17, 12–15, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Bochow
Template:Flagicon Karin Dittberner 		15–7, 1–15, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1969 South African Championships Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Tony Jordan
Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall 		15–10, 15–13 Template:Gold1 Winner
1970 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Margaret Boxall 		18–14, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Irish International Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Roger Mills
Template:Flagicon Julie Rickard 		15–4, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Per Walsøe
Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard 		5–15, 15–6, 17–14 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 All England Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand 		12–15, 15–8, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1971 German Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Bochow
Template:Flagicon Kay Nesbit 		15–8, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand 		15–4, 6–15, 17–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Robert McCoig
Template:Flagicon Margaret Beck 		15–9, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 All England Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand 		15–12, 8–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Nora Perry Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen
Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand 		15–4, 14–17, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Nora Perry 		13–15, 15–6, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1973 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart
Template:Flagicon Margaret Beck 		15–11, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
1973 All England Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart
Template:Flagicon Nora Perry 		9–15, 15–13, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1974 All England Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall 		5–15, 15–7, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1976 All England Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett
Template:Flagicon Nora Perry 		15–9, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard
Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen 		15–6, 13–15, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett
Template:Flagicon Nora Perry 		18–17, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 All England Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett
Template:Flagicon Nora Perry 		15–9, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard
Template:Flagicon Joke van Beusekom 		15–7, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard
Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen 		15–6, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton 		15–8, 15–11 Template: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.[4]

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to badminton.[5]

References

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