Margaret Boxall

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

Personal life

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

Career

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

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

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

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

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

European Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

International tournament (18 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Belgian International	Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall	Template:Flagicon Alan Parsons Template:Flagicon Lore Hawig	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1970	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall	Template:Flagicon Ippei Kojima Template:Flagicon Machiko Aizawa	15–8, 15–2	Winner