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Full name
  
Dorothy Louise Walton

Country
  
Canada


Sport
  
Name
  
Dorothy Walton

Dorothy Walton Clematis Dorothy Walton

Born
  
August 7, 1909 (
1909-08-07
)

Died
  
October 17, 1981(1981-10-17) (aged 72)Toronto, Ontario

Dorothy Louise Walton, , née McKenzie (7 August 1909 – 17 October 1981) was a Canadian badminton player who is the only Canadian ever to win the All England Open Badminton Championships, winning the Women's Singles in 1939.

Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, she was a founding member of the Consumers' Association of Canada and was its President from 1950 to 1953.

In 1973, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor. In 1961, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1966, she was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

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