Nicol McCloy
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 1944 Greenock, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Died | 1 December 2018 (aged 74) Greenock, Scotland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||
| Club | Greenock BC | |||||||||||
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Nicol Hugh McCloy (1944 – 1 December 2018) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
McCloy played his badminton in Greenock[1] and in 1966, shortly after the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he was listed as a possible for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.[2]
He contested the 1969 East of Scotland final losing out to Adam Flockhart[3] and in November 1969 he was selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games trials[4] but missed the Games with a serious achilles tendon injury.[5]
McCloy represented the Scottish team[6] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[7] where he competed in the badminton events.[8] In 1974 he retained his South of Scotland title[9]
He was the four-times singles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships from 1974 to 1977 and earned 35 international caps.[10][11]
McCloy worked at the Scott Lithgow shipyard during his working life. He died on 1 December 2018 in Inverclyde Royal Hospital.[12]
References
- ^ "McCloy beats Dawson". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 November 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 26 November 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Top seeds in East badminton finals". The Scotsman. 6 December 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fit Barbara will play for Ireland". Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 November 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Nicol McCloy at last recaptures 1969 form". The Scotsman. 10 December 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton line-up for Games". The Scotsman. 19 December 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Details of the 89 competitors". The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 14 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "South title for Nicol McCloy". The Scotsman. 4 November 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Scottish Badminton mourns for Nicol McCloy". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 14 January 2026.