# Alison Fulton

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Scottish international badminton player

Alison Fulton Personal information Nationality British (Scottish) Born born c.1957[1] Sport Sport Badminton Club Guildford Medal record Representing Scotland Scottish Nationals 1983–84 singles 1981–84 doubles Scottish Open 1984 doubles Irish Open 1982 doubles

**Alison Fulton** (born c.1957) is a former international [badminton](/source/Badminton) player from Scotland who competed at two [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games).

## Biography

Fulton was based in [Guildford](/source/Guildford), England[2] but represented Scotland at international level.[3] In 1984 she became the first Scotthish player for 19 years to win a title at the Scottish International Championships.[4]

Fulton represented the [Scottish team](/source/Scotland_at_the_1982_Commonwealth_Games)[5] at the [1982 Commonwealth Games](/source/1982_Commonwealth_Games) in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Australia, where she competed in the [badminton events](/source/Badminton_at_the_1982_Commonwealth_Games).[6] Four years later, she was denied an almost certain team bronze medal at the [1986 Commonwealth Games](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games), when in the third team match (her doubles) she sustained a leg injury and was carried off the court with Scotland leading Australia 2–0.[1]

She was the six-times champion at the [Scottish National Badminton Championships](/source/Scottish_National_Badminton_Championships), twice in the singles in 1983 and 1984 and four times in the doubles from 1981 to 1984.[7][8]

Additionally, she was the doubles champion at the [Scottish Open](/source/Scottish_Open_(badminton)) and [Irish Opens](/source/Irish_Open_(badminton)). In 1986 she represented her nation at the European Championships.[9]

In 1990, she was working as the Scottish national U18 coach[10] and in 1992 became the first woman to take the position of head coach at the European Badminton Union's summer school in the Netherlands.[11]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DC_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DC_1-1) ["Tragic injury deprives Scots of a medal"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19860728/149/0011). *Dundee Courier*. 28 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Badminton"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000446/19830118/151/0007). *Inverness Courier*. 18 January 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fulton in to face the Irish"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19840208/259/0017). *The Scotsman*. 8 February 1984. p. 17. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["A title and £205 for Alison Fulton"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19840130/212/0013). *The Scotsman*. 30 January 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Scots pick 100 for Australia"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19820816/411/0016). *Belfast Telegraph*. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Scotland Brisbane 1982"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210927015047/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/56/all). *Commonwealth Games Federation*. Archived from [the original](https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/56/all) on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Scottish National Championships"](https://badmintonscotland.org.uk/previous-winners/). *Badminton Scotland*. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Scotland"](https://badmintoneurope.com/documents/88619/0/SCOTLAND.pdf/b590a77f-ae35-bb67-e630-384e72f67547). *Badminton Europe*. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Badminton"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19860312/169/0013). *Dundee Courier*. 12 March 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Locals lined up for Spanish date"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005353/19900622/665/0059). *Ulster Star*. 22 June 1990. p. 59. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Badminton"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19920611/421/0020). *Dundee Courier*. 11 June 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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