Alison Fulton

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Alison Fulton (born around 1957) is a former Scottish international badminton player who competed at two Commonwealth Games. Although based in Guildford, England, she represented Scotland at international level. In 1984 she became the first Scottish player in 19 years to win a title at the Scottish International Championships. Fulton played for Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games she was carried off the court with a leg injury in the doubles as Scotland led Australia 2–0, nearly denying a team bronze medal. She won six Scottish National Badminton Championships titles: singles in 1983 and 1984, and doubles from 1981 to 1984. She also won doubles titles at the Scottish Open and the Irish Open. In 1986 she represented Scotland at the European Championships. By 1990 she was the Scottish national Under-18 coach, and in 1992 she became the first woman to head the European Badminton Union’s summer school in the Netherlands.