Jeffrey Robson

Jeffrey Ellis Robson (30 September 1926 – 5 September 2022) was a New Zealand badminton and tennis player.

Early life and family Born in Palmerston on 30 September 1926, Robson was the son of Maurice Alexander Robson, who later served as president of the New Zealand Badminton Federation between 1965 and 1967. He was educated at King's High School, Dunedin, where he represented the school in association football.

In 1951, Robson graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery.

In 1953, he married Heather Redwood, who also played international badminton for New Zealand. The couple had one child.

Sporting career

Badminton As a badminton player, Robson won nine New Zealand singles championships, seven national men's doubles and four mixed doubles titles. In 1990, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. That same year, Robson was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

Later life and death Robson's wife Heather died in Auckland on 11 October 2019. Robson died in Auckland on 5 September 2022, at the age of 95.