Albert Prebble

Albert Prebble
Personal information
Country  England
Born (1873-10-22)22 October 1873
Died 27 August 1946(1946-08-27) (aged 72)

Albert Davis Prebble (22 October 1873 – 27 August 1946) was an English badminton and tennis player and a prominent badminton official.[1] He captained the England badminton team in their first ever international match against Ireland in 1903. He won the All England badminton men's doubles three times. He also won the badminton mixed doubles in 1909 with Dora Boothby, the same year that he reached the Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles final with the same partner.

He was Vice-President of the English Badminton Association from 1922-1946).[2]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships


Medal Year Event
1904Men's doubles
1904Mixed doubles
1905Men's doubles
1906Men's doubles
1907Men's doubles
1907Mixed doubles
1909Men's doubles
1909Mixed doubles


References

  1. ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  2. ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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