Clinton Stephens
{{Short description|American badminton player (1919–1995)}}
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| birth_place = New York City
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| death_place = Ruxton, Maryland
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| country = United States
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{{MedalSport|Men's badminton}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Thomas Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|1949 England|Team}}
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Clinton Paulson Stephens (1919-1995), was a male United States badminton player.{{cite web|url=https://www.allenglandbadminton.com/championship-info/history/|title=History|publisher=All England Badminton}}
Profile
After gaining a degree at the City College of New York in 1938 Stephens served in the US Army and was awarded two bronze stars. He married Patricia Roberts in 1948.
After retiring he worked as an investment banker.
Badminton career
Stephens won the mixed doubles in 1949 All England Badminton Championships with his wife Patricia Stephens.{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|pages=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessencyclop00matt/page/74 74-78]|publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd|isbn=0-85112-492-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessencyclop00matt/page/74}}
Stephens also won a bronze medal in the 1949 Thomas Cup and the mixed doubles in the 1948 U.S. National Badminton Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Badminton/USAB/History/Badminton-in-the-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121054110/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Badminton/USAB/History/Badminton-in-the-US|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2014|title=Past Winners|publisher=Team USA}}
References
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{{Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Doubles Mixed}}
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Category:American male badminton players
Category:United States Army personnel of World War II
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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