Joseph Cameron Alston
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Joseph Cameron Alston (December 20, 1926 – April 16, 2008) was an American badminton player who won major titles between 1951 and 1967.[1]
Career
Despite a career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation which sometimes interfered with his avocation, Alston is the only male player to win each of the sport's three basic events, singles, doubles, and mixed doubles, at both the U.S. National Badminton Championships (closed to foreign competition) and the U.S. Open Badminton Championships (open to foreign competition). He and long-time partner Wynn Rogers were ranked number one nationally in men's doubles for fourteen consecutive years (1951–1964). In 1957, Alston won the Men's Doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships with Malaya's Johnny Heah and remains the only American to share this title.[2] Noted for his speed and crisp shotmaking, Alston was a member of seven consecutive U.S. Thomas Cup (Men's International) teams between 1952 and 1970 and played in four inter-zone Thomas Cup campaigns.[3] He was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on March 7, 1955.[4] His wife, the former Lois Smedley, was an outstanding badminton competitor in her own right and played on the world champion U.S. Uber Cup (Women's International) team of 1957.[5] Both are members of the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now called the Walk of Fame.[3] One of their sons, Tony Alston, was a leading U.S. player in the 1980s.
Achievements
International tournaments (8 titles, 11 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Eddy Choong | 5–15, 15–2, 13–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1955 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Eddy Choong | 15–5, 15–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1956 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Finn Kobberø | 11–15, 8–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers | Template:Flagicon Eddy Choong Template:Flagicon T. Darryl Thompson |
15–6, 12–15, 15–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1957 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Heah Hock Aun | Template:Flagicon David Choong Template:Flagicon Eddy Choong |
15–10, 16–17, 15–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1959 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers | Template:Flagicon Lim Say Hup Template:Flagicon Teh Kew San |
5–15, 3–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1960 | Mexico International | Template:Flagicon Manuel Armendariz | Template:Flagicon Lim Say Hup Template:Flagicon Teh Kew San |
7–15, 4–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1961 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers | Template:Flagicon Michael Hartgrove Template:Flagicon Alan Mahaffey |
15–8, 15–9 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1962 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers | Template:Flagicon Ferry Sonneville Template:Flagicon Tan Joe Hok |
15–12, 7–15, 15–6 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1963 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers | Template:Flagicon Erland Kops Template:Flagicon Robert McCoig |
16–18, 2–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1964 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers | Template:Flagicon Michael Hartgrove Template:Flagicon Jim Poole |
15–2, 12–15, 15–10 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1967 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Erland Kops | Template:Flagicon Suresh Goel Template:Flagicon Jim Sydie |
15–4, 15–4 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers Template:Flagicon Loma Smith |
15–10, 15–10 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1955 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers Template:Flagicon Dorothy Hann |
15–8, 11–15, 9–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1959 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston | Template:Flagicon Michael Roche Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin |
9–15, 15–10, 15–17 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1961 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman |
13–18, 2–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1962 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Helen Tibbetts | Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman |
4–15, 7–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1963 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston | Template:Flagicon Sangob Rattanusorn Template:Flagicon Margaret Barrand |
16–18, 15–4, 12–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1964 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston | Template:Flagicon Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Template:Flagicon Margaret Barrand |
walkover | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Summary
| Tournament | Event and year |
|---|---|
| US Open | Men's Singles (1955), Men's Doubles (1955, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967), Mixed Doubles (1954) |
| US Championships | Men's Singles (1951), Men's Doubles (1951, 1952, 1953) Mixed Doubles (1953) |
| All-Englands | Men's Doubles (1957) |
| World Invitational | Men's Singles (1956) |
References
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- ^ Orange County Badminton Club[permanent dead link]
- ^ Badminton England
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."USA Badminton Walk of Fame Plaza: JOSEPH C. ALSTON". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joe Alston, Badminton Champion - 05.03.99 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ USA Badminton Walk of Fame Plaza: THE LADIES' INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY[permanent dead link]
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