Billy Gilliland

badminton player
Person Human Q204655

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
March 27, 1957
Place of birth
Greenock
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[4]
Award received
national champion, European champion, Commonwealth Games champion[6][7][8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Country for sport
United Kingdom, Scotland
Family name
Gilliland[11]
Height
+190
Name in native language
William Allan Gilliland
Native language
English[5]
Nickname
Billy
Participant in
badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – men's singles, badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles, badminton at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – men's doubles, badminton at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles, 1982 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 All England Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1978 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1983 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1983 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1984 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1986 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1977 Badminton World Championships – men's doubles, 1977 Badminton World Championships – men's singles, 1977 Badminton World Championships – mixed doubles, 1980 Badminton World Championships – men's doubles, 1980 Badminton World Championships – men's singles, 1980 Badminton World Championships – mixed doubles, 1983 Badminton World Championships – men's doubles, 1983 Badminton World Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 Swedish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1987 Swiss Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1979 Welsh International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 Welsh International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 Welsh International Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1981 Victor Cup – mixed doubles, 1985 Japan Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1986 Japan Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1978 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1980 European Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 European Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1986 Poona Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1978 Irish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1982 Irish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 Irish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1983 Irish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1983 Irish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 Irish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 Irish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1985 Irish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1978 German Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1980 German Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1980 German Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 German Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 German Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1985 German Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1977 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1978 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1979 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1982 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1983 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1984 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 Scottish Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1976 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1977 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1977 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1978 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1978 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1979 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's singles, 1979 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1980 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1980 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1981 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1982 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1983 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1983 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1984 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1985 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1986 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1986 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1987 Scottish Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1981 Portugal International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1982 Portugal International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1982 Portugal International Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1983 Portugal International Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1983 Portugal International Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1986 Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1987 Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1982 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1982 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1984 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1985 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 Canadian Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1986 Chinese Taipei Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, 1985 English Badminton Masters – mixed doubles, 1986 English Badminton Masters – mixed doubles, 1971/1972 Scottish Badminton Championships U16 – Men's doubles, 1971/1972 Scottish Badminton Championships U16 – Men's doubles, 1975/1976 Scottish Badminton Championships U21 – Men's doubles, 1976/1977 Scottish Badminton Championships U21 – Men's doubles, 1976/1977 Scottish Badminton Championships U21 – Men's doubles, 1980 Scottish Invitation Singles – Men's singles, 1980 Scottish Badminton Championships – men's singles, 1971/1972 Scottish Badminton Championships U16 – Mixed doubles, 1972/1973 Scottish Badminton Championships U16 – Men's singles, 1972/1973 Scottish Badminton Championships U16 – Mixed doubles, 1973/1974 Scottish Badminton Championships U19 – Mixed doubles, 1973/1974 Scottish Badminton Championships U19 – Men's doubles, 1974/1975 Scottish Badminton Championships U19 – Mixed doubles, 1975/1976 Scottish Badminton Championships U21 – Men's singles, 1976/1977 Scottish Badminton Championships U21 – Mixed doubles, 1977/1978 Scottish Badminton Championships U21 – Men's doubles, 1974/1975 Scottish Badminton Championships U19 – Men's doubles, 1974/1975 Scottish Badminton Championships U19 – Men's singles, badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – men's doubles, 1980 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1980 All England Badminton Championships – men's singles, 1981 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1983 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1984 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1985 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1986 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 1987 All England Badminton Championships – men's doubles[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Allan Gilliland en William Gilliland en Billy Gilliland en William A. Gilliland ar بيلي غيليلاند de William Allan Gilliland fr William Allan Gilliland zh 比利·吉里蘭德 zh-hans 比利·吉里兰德
🔖 Identifiers · 10
BWF bwfbadminton.com player ID
163
BWF tournamentsoftware.com player ID (archived)
F3CC4D1B-D3F1-4C54-A58D-A89DC33653A5
BabelNet ID
01258237n
Badmintoncn.com star ID
765
Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
42097
Freebase ID
/m/03g_3fc
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000348049
Prabook ID
2469694
Team Scotland athlete ID
billy-gilliland
World Games athlete ID
1686

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Summary

Billy Gilliland was born on March 27, 1957[1], in Greenock[2]. He has worked as a badminton player[3].

FAQs

Where was Billy Gilliland born?

Billy Gilliland was born in Greenock[2].

What did Billy Gilliland do for work?

Billy Gilliland worked as a badminton player[3].

What awards did Billy Gilliland receive?

Honors received include national champion[6], European champion[7], and Commonwealth Games champion[8].

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    Height → 190 centimetre
    Award received → national champion, European champion, Commonwealth Games champion
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