Hazel Hogarth
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born(1882-04-25)25 April 1882
India
Died1 June 1940(1940-06-01) (aged 58)[1]
London

Hazel de Bohun Hogarth (1882-1940) was an English badminton and tennis player.[2] Hogarth was capped by England thirteen times between 1904 and 1929 and was attributed as being the player who innovated the backhand serve.[3] She had great success at the All England Championships winning eleven titles.

She also played tennis and competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1920 to 1928.

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

Medal Year Event
Gold medal – first place1905Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1912Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1913Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1914Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1920Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1921Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1922Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1922Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1923Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1925Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place1927Women's doubles

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  3. ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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