Hazel Hogarth

Hazel Hogarth
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born(1882-04-25)25 April 1882
India
Died1 June 1940(1940-06-01) (aged 58)[1]
London

Hazel de Bohun Hogarth (1882-1940) was an English badminton and tennis player.[2] Hogarth was capped by England thirteen times between 1904 and 1929 and was attributed as being the player who innovated the backhand serve.[3] She had great success at the All England Championships winning eleven titles.

She also played tennis and competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1920 to 1928.

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

Medal Year Event
Gold medal – first place 1905 Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1912 Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1913 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1914 Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1920 Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1921 Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1922 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1922 Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1923 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1925 Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1927 Women's doubles

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.