The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.
The events were held at the Cowles Stadium, which had three courts and a capacity of 2,000 seats.
Paul Whetnall withdrew from the men's singles bronze medal play off and the mixed doubles final due to injury.
Prince Charles attended the final day of the badminton competition, and presented the medals for two of the badminton events.
Medal table
Medalists Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Final results CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Punch Gunalan Jamie Paulson 15–1, 15–6Women's singles Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck 11–8, 11–8Men's doubles Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett 15-6, 6-15, 15–11Women's doubles Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall 15–7, 15–5Mixed doubles Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner w/o (Whetnall injured)
Results
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
References