Donald C. Paup

Donald Clark Paup (April 2, 1939 – August 7, 2012) was an American badminton player who won national and international titles from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s.^[1][2] Primarily a doubles specialist, he was known for his quick racket and tactical astuteness. He was ranked first in U.S. men's doubles for twelve consecutive seasons (1965–1976); all but the last of these in a partnership with fellow left-hander Jim Poole which was consistently competitive at the world class level. Paup and Poole reached the finals of men's doubles at the U.S. Open Championships five times, winning twice, and were undefeated in all five of the closed national championships in which they competed as a team.^[3] Paup was a member of all U.S. Thomas Cup teams between 1963 and 1973.^[1] He was elected to the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now called the Walk of Fame, in 1973.^[4]

He refereed for badminton in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[2]

He died in 2012 after struggling for a number of years with Parkinson's disease.^[5]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	Mexico International	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang	2–15, 4–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	Mexico International	Michael Hartgrove	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Paisan Loaharanu	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1965	Mexico International	Erland Kops	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Paisan Loaharanu	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1966	U.S. Open	Jim Poole	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	6–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1968	U.S. Open	Jim Poole	Takeshi Miyanaga Eiichi Sakai	15–8, 15–18, 17–15	Winner
1970	U.S. Open	Jim Poole	Junji Honma Ippei Kojima	11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1971	U.S. Open	Jim Poole	Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan	15–2, 13–18, 7–15	Runner-up
1971	South African Badminton Championships	Chris Kinard	Alan Parsons William Kerr	17–14, 15–8	Winner
1973	U.S. Open	Jim Poole	Derek Talbot Mike Tredgett	11–15, 15–11, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Canada Open	Helen Tibbetts	Ng Boon Bee Ulla Strand	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1969	U.S. Open	Helen Tibbetts	Erland Kops Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	6–15, 15–13, 7–15	Runner-up
1971	U.S. Open	Helen Tibbetts	Jim Poole Maryanne Breckell	14–17, 7–15	Runner-up
1971	South African Badminton Championships	Pam Stockton	Alan Parsons Wilma Prade	6–15, 12–15	Runner-up