Marje Henderson

Kathleen Marjorie Henderson (née Bell), known as Marje (1905-2000) was an English international badminton player.[1]

Marje Henderson
Personal information
Country England
BornThird quarter 1905
Portsmouth
Died2000 (aged 95)

Badminton career

Marje born in 1905 [2] was a four times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won four consecutive women's doubles with Thelma Kingsbury from 1933-1936. The first success was in her maiden name of Bell.[3]

In addition she won the Scottish Open in 1935, 1937 and 1937.

Legacy

A plaque commemorates her achievements in her home town of Portsmouth and Henderson claimed that she was the first woman in international badminton to wear shorts.[4]

References
  1. "History". All England Badminton.
  2. "Birth". Free BMD.
  3. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. "Honour for first badminton player to wear short shorts". The News. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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