About Violet Elton
Lived 1889 – 1969 (aged 80). Violet Elton was a British badminton player.
Violet Helen Strachan Elton (1889-1969) was an English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles. She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969, in Sidmouth.
Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships
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Who was Violet Elton?
badminton player
When was Violet Elton born?
Violet Elton was born on 13 February 1889 in India.
When did Violet Elton die?
Violet Elton died on 4 March 1969 in Sidmouth.
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Violet Elton was a badminton player.
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Violet Elton was British.
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