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 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" | 2003
| align="left" | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,<br />Abuja, Nigeria
| align="left" | Michelle Edwards
| align="left" | Chris Dednam <br /> 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
| align="left" | National Badminton Centre,<br />Rose Hill, Mauritius
| align="left" | Dorian James
| align="left" | Dotun Akinsanya <br /> 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" | Richard Vaughan
| align="left" | 1–7, 0–7, 0–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 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" | Dorian James
| align="left" | Chris Dednam <br /> Johan Kleingeld
| align="left" | 7–5, 0–7, 5–7, –
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 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" | Antoinette Uys
| align="left" | Johan Kleingeld <br /> Karen Coetzer
| align="left" | 7–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}