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|name = 1956 All England Championships
|name = 1956 All England Championships
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The '''1956 [[All England Badminton Championships|All England Championships]]''' was a [[badminton]] tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|title=The Times & the Sunday Times|access-date=2012-09-13|archive-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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The '''1956 [[All England Badminton Championships|All England Championships]]''' was a [[badminton]] tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England from 14–17 March 1956.<ref>http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/</ref>




==Final results==
==Final results==
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|-
|-
|Men's singles
|Men's singles
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Eddy Choong]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobbero
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Kobberø]]
|11–15, 15–3, 15-11
|11-15, 15–3, 15-11
|-
|-
|Women's singles
|Women's singles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Varner
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Varner]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Devlin
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Devlin]]
|11-8, 11-6
|11–8, 11–6
|-
|-
|Men's doubles
|Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobbero & Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Kobberø]] & [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} John Nygaard & Poul Erik Nielsen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[John Nygaard]] & [[Poul-Erik Nielsen]]
|18-14, 15–5
|18-14, 15-5
|-
|-
|Women's doubles
|Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Devlin]] & [[Sue Devlin]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Iris Rogers & June Timperley
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iris Rogers]] & [[June Timperley]]
|17–18, 15–12, 15-12
|17-18, 15–12, 15-12
|-
|-
|Mixed doubles
|Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jordan & June Timperley
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony D. Jordan|Tony Jordan]] & [[June Timperley]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen & Aase Schiott-Jacobsen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]] & [[Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen]]
|18–15, 6-15, 15-8
|18-15, 6-15, 15-8
|}
|}



Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.
Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.


==Results==


⚫
===Men's singles===

⚫
==Men's Singles==




====Section 1====
====Section 1====
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| RD1=Round of 32
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarter Finals
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semi Finals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobbero+
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Kobberø]] +
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} M Robinson
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[M Robinson]]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=15
| RD1-score01-1=15
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| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} John Timperley
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Timperley (badminton)|John Timperley]]
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Waddell
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Waddell]]
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=15
| RD1-score03-1=15
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| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Hugh Findlay
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Hugh Findlay (badminton)|Hugh Findlay]]
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Poh Lim+
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Poh Lim]] +
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=15
| RD1-score05-1=15
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| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} Berndt Dahlberg
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Berndt Dahlberg]]
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|DEN}} John Nygaard
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|DEN}} [[John Nygaard]]
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=15
| RD1-score07-1=15
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|DEN}} Erland Olsen
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Erland Olsen]]
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|INA}} Ferry Sonneville+
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|INA}} [[Ferry Sonneville]] +
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=15
| RD1-score09-1=15
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| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Mertz
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ole Mertz]]
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} R Quiddington
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} [[R Quiddington]]
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=15
| RD1-score11-1=15
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| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} Bertil Glans+
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bertil Glans]] +
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack McColl
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack McColl]]
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=15
| RD1-score13-1=15
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| RD1-score13-3=17
| RD1-score13-3=17
| RD1-score14-3=14
| RD1-score14-3=14
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} B Westcott
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[B Westcott]]
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} C Darnell
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[C Darnell]]
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=15
| RD1-score15-1=15
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| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobbero
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Timperley
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Timperley
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| RD2-score07-3=15
| RD2-score07-3=15
| RD2-score08-3=8
| RD2-score08-3=8
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobbero
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Dahlberg
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Dahlberg
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| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobbero
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Glans
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Glans
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| RD4-score02-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
}}



====Section 2====
====Section 2====
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| RD1=Round of 32
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarter Finals
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semi Finals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]]
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} Niels Buchholst
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels Buchholst]]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=15
| RD1-score01-1=15
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| RD1-score01-3=15
| RD1-score01-3=15
| RD1-score02-3=11
| RD1-score02-3=11
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} Rune Brinkestedt
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rune Brinkestedt]]
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Dave McTaggart
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Dave McTaggart]]
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=18
| RD1-score03-1=18
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| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} K C Carpenter
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[K C Carpenter]]
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} J A Broadhurst
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[J A Broadhurst]]
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=16
| RD1-score05-1=16
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| RD1-score05-3=15
| RD1-score05-3=15
| RD1-score06-3=2
| RD1-score06-3=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Alston
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Joseph Cameron Alston|Joe Alston]]
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jordan
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony D. Jordan|Tony Jordan]]
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=15
| RD1-score07-1=15
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} H R Holdsworth
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} [[H R Holdsworth]]
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B T Brownlee
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[B T Brownlee]]
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=w/o
| RD1-score09-1=w/o
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| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} Palle Granlund
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Palle Granlund]]
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Ekedahl+
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Leif Ekedahl]] +
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=15
| RD1-score11-1=15
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| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} G H King
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} [[G H King]]
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} John Best
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Best (badminton)|John Best]]
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=15
| RD1-score13-1=15
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| RD1-score13-3=15
| RD1-score13-3=15
| RD1-score14-3=12
| RD1-score14-3=12
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong+
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Eddy Choong]] +
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Rawlings
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Rawlings (badminton)|Michael Rawlings]]
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=15
| RD1-score15-1=15
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}}
}}


⚫
===Women's singles===

⚫
==Women's Singles==


====Section 1====
====Section 1====
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| RD1=Round of 32
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarter Finals
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semi Finals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Varner+
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Varner]] +
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score01-1=bye
| RD1-score01-1=bye
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| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} J Waring
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[J Waring]]
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score03-1=bye
| RD1-score03-1=bye
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| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|DEN}} Aase-Schiott Jacobsen
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen]]
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} W M Bear
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[W M Bear]]
| RD1-score05-1=11
| RD1-score05-1=11
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score06-1=7
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| RD1-score05-3=11
| RD1-score05-3=11
| RD1-score06-3=5
| RD1-score06-3=5
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} June Timperley
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} [[June Timperley]]
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} Berit Olsson
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Berit Olsson]]
| RD1-score07-1=11
| RD1-score07-1=11
| RD1-score08-1=5
| RD1-score08-1=5
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Lois Alston
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} [[Lois Alston]]
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} A N J Marshall
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Audrey Marshall]]
| RD1-score09-1=12
| RD1-score09-1=12
| RD1-score10-1=10
| RD1-score10-1=10
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| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Heather Ward+
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Heather Ward]] +
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|DEN}} A Hansen
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Birgit Anker Hansen]]
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-1=2
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| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Nancy Horner
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Nancy Horner]]
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} P H Parfitt
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[P H Parfitt]]
| RD1-score13-1=11
| RD1-score13-1=11
| RD1-score14-1=5
| RD1-score14-1=5
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| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Sylvia Ripley
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sylvia Ripley]]
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} B J Carpenter
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Carpenter]]
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=11
| RD1-score16-1=11
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| RD4-score02-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
}}



====Section 2====
====Section 2====
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| RD1=Round of 32
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarter Finals
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semi Finals
| RD4=Semifinals


| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Judy Devlin+
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Devlin]] +
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score01-1=bye
| RD1-score01-1=bye
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| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Audrey Stone
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Audrey Stone]]
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score03-1=bye
| RD1-score03-1=bye
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| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|DEN}} B Kristiansen
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Birte Kristiansen]]
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} M Warren
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[M Warren]]
| RD1-score05-
| RD1-score05-
| RD1-score06-1=11
| RD1-score06-1=11
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| RD1-score05-3=8
| RD1-score05-3=8
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} P A Lawrence
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} [[P A Lawrence]]
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} Ingrid Nilsson
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ingrid Nilsson]]
| RD1-score07-1=11
| RD1-score07-1=11
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=6
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Iris Rogers
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iris Rogers]]
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Sue Devlin
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Sue Devlin]]
| RD1-score09-1=11
| RD1-score09-1=11
| RD1-score10-1=7
| RD1-score10-1=7
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| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SCO}} J M M Smart
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SCO}} [[J M M Smart]]
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} Ingrid Dahlberg
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ingrid Dahlberg (badminton)|Ingrid Dahlberg]]
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score12-1=4
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| RD1-score11-3=11
| RD1-score11-3=11
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Marjorie Shedd
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Marjory Shedd]]
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|DEN}} Kirsten Thorndahl
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Thorndahl]]
| RD1-score13-1=8
| RD1-score13-1=8
| RD1-score14-1=4 ret
| RD1-score14-1=4 ret
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| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} B Bird
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} [[B Bird]]
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} P Warner
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[P Warner]]
| RD1-score15-1=11
| RD1-score15-1=11
| RD1-score16-1=4
| RD1-score16-1=4
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| RD4-score02-3=5
| RD4-score02-3=5
}}
}}



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1956 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)–
17 March 1956 (1956-03-17)
Edition46th
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court
LocationLondon
← < 1955 1957 > →

The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.[1]

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Eddy Choong Denmark Finn Kobberø 11-15, 15–3, 15-11
Women's singles United States Margaret Varner United States Judy Devlin 11-8, 11-6
Men's doubles Denmark Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Denmark John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen 18-14, 15-5
Women's doubles United States Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin England Iris Rogers & June Timperley 17-18, 15–12, 15-12
Mixed doubles England Tony Jordan & June Timperley Denmark Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 18-15, 6-15, 15-8

Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.

Results

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Men's singles

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Section 1

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Denmark Finn Kobberø + 15 15
England M Robinson 6 0 Denmark Kobberø 15 15
England John Timperley 15 15 England Timperley 4 6
England Peter Waddell 3 7 Denmark Kobberø 15 15
England Hugh Findlay 15 15 Sweden Dahlberg 10 10
Malaysia Ong Poh Lim + 6 10 England Findlay 10 4
Sweden Berndt Dahlberg 15 15 Sweden Dahlberg 15 15
Denmark John Nygaard 2 4 Denmark Kobberø 15 15
Denmark Erland Olsen 15 15 Sweden Glans 3 5
Indonesia Ferry Sonneville + 4 4 Denmark Olsen 18 15 18
Denmark Ole Mertz 15 15 Denmark Mertz 14 17 14
England R Quiddington 9 1 Denmark Olsen 13 9
Sweden Bertil Glans + 15 15 17 Sweden Glans 18 15
England Jack McColl 10 17 14 Sweden Glans 14 15 15
Canada B Westcott 15 15 Canada Westcott 17 12 8
England C Darnell 5 4

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Denmark Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15 3 15
Denmark Niels Buchholst 6 15 11 Denmark H-Hansen 15 15
Sweden Rune Brinkestedt 18 17 Sweden Brinkestedt 5 9
Canada Dave McTaggart 15 14 Denmark H-Hansen 11 18 15
England K C Carpenter 16 15 15 United States Alston 15 16 12
England J A Broadhurst 17 4 2 England Carpenter
United States Joe Alston 15 15 United States Alston w/o
England Tony Jordan 5 6 Denmark H-Hansen 3 12
England H R Holdsworth w/o Malaysia Choong 15 15
South Africa B T Brownlee England Holdsworth 2 12
Denmark Palle Granlund 15 15 Denmark Granlund 15 15
Sweden Leif Ekedahl + 11 10 Denmark Granlund 1 7
England G H King 15 17 15 Malaysia Choong 15 15
England John Best 18 16 12 England King 1 0
Malaysia Eddy Choong + 15 15 Malaysia Choong 15 15
England Michael Rawlings 3 1

Women's singles

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Section 1

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Margaret Varner + bye
United States Varner 11 11
England J Waring bye England Waring 3 0
United States Varner 11 11
Denmark Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 11 10 11 Denmark Jacobsen 2 1
England W M Bear 7 12 5 Denmark Jacobsen 8 11 11
England June Timperley 11 11 England Timperley 11 6 4
Sweden Berit Olsson 5 7 United States Varner 11 11
United States Lois Alston 12 11 United States Alston 6 0
England Audrey Marshall 10 3 United States Alston 12 13
England Heather Ward + 11 11 England Ward 10 12
Denmark Inge Birgit Anker Hansen 2 0 United States Alston 11 11
Scotland Nancy Horner 11 11 Scotland Horner 2 4
England P H Parfitt 5 6 Scotland Horner 11 11
England Sylvia Ripley 6 11 1 England Ripley 8 6
England Barbara Carpenter 11 8

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Judy Devlin + bye
United States Devlin 11 11
England Audrey Stone bye England Stone 1 0
United States Devlin 11 11
Denmark Birte Kristiansen 3 8 Denmark Kristiansen 5 2
England M Warren 11 11 Denmark Kristiansen 11 12
England P A Lawrence 11 11 England Lawrence 6 10
Sweden Ingrid Nilsson 6 8 United States Devlin 4 11 11
England Iris Rogers 11 11 England Rogers 11 7 5
United States Sue Devlin 7 1 England Rogers 11 11
Scotland J M M Smart 11 8 11 Scotland Smart 5 1
Sweden Ingrid Dahlberg 4 11 2 England Rogers 11 11 11
Canada Marjory Shedd 8 Canada Shedd 7 12 7
Denmark Kirsten Thorndahl 4 ret Canada Shedd 11 11
England B Bird 11 11 England Bird 3 2
England P Warner 4 6

References

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  1. ^ "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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