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player. He was a dominant figure in
Canadian badminton in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in the men's singles events. He remained a top ranked badminton player for eighteen years.
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team that competed for Canada in 1986. Macdonnell later became president of
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tournaments between 1961 and 1976 which constitutes a record that no other
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