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{{Short description|South African badminton player (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{No footnotes|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Stewart Carson
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| birth_name              = Stewart James Carson
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|6|12}}
| birth_place             = [[Irvine, North Ayrshire]], Scotland
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| height                  = 1.93 m
| weight                  = 84 kg
| country                 = {{RSA}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the African Games|All-Africa Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003 Abuja]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003 Abuja]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[African Badminton Championships|African Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004 Rose Hill]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002 Casablanca]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004 Rose Hill]] | Men's doubles }}
| bwfbadminton_id         = 9106
| bwf_id                  = 93F596F7-4635-4529-92F8-5E41A7854112
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'''Stewart Carson''' (born 12 June 1976) is a retired [[badminton]] player from [[South Africa]]. He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2002 and 2004 African Championships, also at the [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003 All-Africa Games]]. Carson competed in [[badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] in men's doubles with partner [[Dorian James]]. They were defeated in the round of 32 by [[Howard Bach]] and [[Kevin Han]] of the United States. He is currently the National Badminton Coach of South Africa.

== Achievements ==

=== All-Africa Games ===
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003]]
| align="left" | [[Moshood Abiola National Stadium|Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium]],<br />[[Abuja, Nigeria]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Chris Dednam]] <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Antoinette Uys]]
| align="left" | 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== African Championships ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]]
| align="left" | National Badminton Centre,<br />[[Beau Bassin-Rose Hill|Rose Hill]], [[Mauritius]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dorian James]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Dotun Akinsanya]] <br /> {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Abimbola Odejoke]]
| align="left" | 7–15, 15–10, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== IBF International ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | [[South Africa International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richard Vaughan (badminton)|Richard Vaughan]]
| align="left" | 1–7, 0–7, 0–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002
| align="left" | [[South Africa International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dorian James]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Chris Dednam]] <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johan Kleingeld]]
| align="left" | 7–5, 0–7, 5–7, –
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | [[South Africa International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Antoinette Uys]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johan Kleingeld]] <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Karen Coetzer]]
| align="left" | 7–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

== External links ==
* {{BWFB|9106}}
* {{BWFT|93F596F7-4635-4529-92F8-5E41A7854112|member_id=<!--9106 creates incorrect link-->}}
* {{Olympics.com|stewart-carson|org_archive=20210301110320}}
* {{Olympedia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carson, Stewart}}
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Irvine, North Ayrshire]]
[[Category:South African male badminton players]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic badminton players for South Africa]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2003 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for South Africa]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists for South Africa]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:21st-century South African sportsmen]]


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