Derek Talbot is a former English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player. One of Britain's best ever "all-rounders," he won multiple English National Championships

English National Badminton Championships

The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton England to crown the best badminton players in England.The tournament started in 1964 and is held every year.-Past winners:-References:***...

, as well as numerous international titles, in badminton's three events - singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. In partnership with the formidable Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the...

 he won three mixed doubles crowns at the prestigious All-England Open

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 (1973, 1976, and 1977).

When he retired from serious competition, he set up his own badminton company called Talbot Torro Badminton.

World Championships

He won a silver medal in the 1977 IBF World Championships

1977 IBF World Championships

-Medalists:- Men's singles :- Women's singles :- Men's doubles :- Women's doubles :- Mixed doubles :-Medal account:-External links:* *...

 in mixed doubles with Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the...

, losing against Steen Skovgaard

Steen Skovgaard

Steen Skovgaard is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who specialized in the doubles events and won national and international titles from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s.He played for the Gentofte BK.-Career:...

 and Lene Køppen

Lene Køppen

Lene Køppen is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous Danish national and major international championships from the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Noted for her speed and athleticism, she and Camilla Martin are the only Danish women to win both the World and All-England ...

 in the final.

1972 Summer Olympics

Talbot competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics....

, where badminton was played as a demonstration sport

Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...

. In men's doubles he and Elliot Stuart were defeated in the semifinals by Ade Chandra

Ade Chandra

Ade Chandra is a retired Chinese Indonesian male badminton player. A doubles specialist of ample bulk by Indonesian standards, he was noted for his power and quick defensive reflexes...

 and Christian Hadinata

Christian Hadinata

Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton...

  15-8, 15-12. In mixed doubles he paired with Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks

Gillian Gilks is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the...

 and they won the gold medal, beating Svend Pri

Svend Pri

Svend Pri was a badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major titles from the mid 1960's through the mid 1970's. His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astuteness...

 and Ulla Strand

Ulla Strand

Ulla Strand was a retired female badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s...

 of Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 in the final 15-6, 18-16.

Commonwealth Games

Derek Talbot was also successful at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

, he won 4 gold medals, a silver medal and two bronze medals between 1970 and 1978.

Post-Badminton

Towards the latter stages of his badminton career Derek ran a sports shop, which specialised in racket sports, with ex-South African badminton internationalist Eddie Allen in Newcastle. They sold their own Vicourt badminton rackets.

In recent years Derek left his more traditional career behind and ultimately set up the Natural Patient (http://www.naturalpatient.com/about_derek.htm )homeopathic centre in Ibizia.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
2	Mixed doubles	1977 1977 IBF World Championships -Medalists:- Men's singles :- Women's singles :- Men's doubles :- Women's doubles :- Mixed doubles :-Medal account:-External links:* *...	Malmö, SWE
European Championships European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe....
1	Mixed doubles	1972 1972 European Badminton Championships The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona , between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Karlskrona, SWE
1	Mixed doubles	1974 1974 European Badminton Championships The 4th European Badminton Championships were held in Vienna , between 18 and 20 April 1974, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Österreichischer Badminton Verband.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Vienna, AUT
1	Mixed doubles	1976 1976 European Badminton Championships The 5th European Badminton Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland, between 6 and 7 April 1976, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton Union of Ireland.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Dublin, IRE
2	Mixed doubles	1970 1970 European Badminton Championships The 2nd European Badminton Championships were held in Port Talbot , between 17 and 19 April 1970, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Welsh Badminton Union.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Port Talbot, WAL
2	Men's doubles	1972 1972 European Badminton Championships The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona , between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Karlskrona, SWE
2	Men's doubles	1976 1976 European Badminton Championships The 5th European Badminton Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland, between 6 and 7 April 1976, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton Union of Ireland.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Dublin, IRE
3	Singles	1974 1974 European Badminton Championships The 4th European Badminton Championships were held in Vienna , between 18 and 20 April 1974, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Österreichischer Badminton Verband.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Vienna, AUT
3	Mixed doubles	1980 1980 European Badminton Championships The 7th European Badminton Championships were held in Groningen , between 17 and 20 April 1980, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...	Groningen, NED
Commonwealth Games Badminton at the Commonwealth Games Badminton debuted at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.-Location of the Commonwealth Games:The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of badminton at the Commonwealth Games.-Individual competition:-Medal table:-References:...
1	Mixed doubles	1970 1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970.This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in...	Edinburgh, SCO
1 1	Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1974 1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games....	Christchurch, NZL
1	Team	1978 1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec...	Edmonton, CAN
2	Singles	1978	Edmonton, CAN
3	Singles	1974	Christchurch, NZL
3	Mixed doubles	1978	Edmonton, CAN
Open Championships
1	Mixed doubles	1973, 1976, 1977	All England Open All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...
2	Mixed doubles	1971, 1972, 1974	All England Open