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Mesinee Mangkalakiri

Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri (Thai: เมษิณี มังคละคีรี;[1] RTGS: Mesini Mangkhala-khiri; born April 21, 1983) is an American badminton player of Thai descent.[2][3] She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Raju Rai, in the mixed doubles at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[4] She repeated her bronze medal performance with her new partner Bob Malaythong in the mixed doubles, and also, beat Canada's Fiona McKee and Charmaine Reid for the gold in the women's doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5][6] Mangkalakiri is also a member of Orange County Badminton Club in Anaheim, California, and is coached and trained by former Olympic doubles champion Tony Gunawan (2000), who is currently playing for the United States.[7]

Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Personal information
Country United States
Born (1983-04-21) April 21, 1983 (age 41)
Los Alamitos, California
ResidenceGarden Grove, California
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachTony Gunawan
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Calgary Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bridgetown Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Calgary Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Mangkalakiri qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fourteenth and receiving an allocated entry from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Mangkalakiri and her partner and former high school teammate Eva Lee, however, lost the preliminary round match to the Singaporean pair Jiang Yanmei and Li Yujia, with a score of 12–21 each in two straight periods.[8][9][10]

Achievements edit

Pan American Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 		  Eva Lee   Charmaine Reid
  Fiona McKee 		21-14, 21-15   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 		  Bob Malaythong   Mike Beres
  Valerie Loker 		20–22, 21–19, 18–21   Bronze
2003 UASD Pavilion,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 		  Raju Rai   Philippe Bourret
  Denyse Julien 		8–15, 7–15   Bronze

Pan Am Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada 		  Eva Lee   Fiona McKee
  Charmaine Reid 		20–22, 21–17, 18–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada 		  Bob Malaythong   Mike Beres
  Valerie Loker 		11–21, 20–22   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix edit

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Puerto Rico Open   Tony Gunawan   Tjitte Weistra
  Doriana Rivera 		11–2, 11–3   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Brazil International   Agnese Allegrini 4–11, 2–11   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Banuinvest International   Eva Lee   Olga Golovanova
  Anastasia Prokopenko 		18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2007 Irish International   Eva Lee   Chloe Magee
  Bing Huang 		15–21, 21–9, 11–21   Runner-up
2006 Canadian International   Eva Lee   Caren Hückstädt
  Huwaina Razi 		21–13, 21–14   Winner
2001 USA Southern Pan Am International   Meiluawati   Sandra Jimeno
  Doriana Rivera 		0–7, 7–3, 7–5   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 OCBC International   Bob Malaythong   Howard Bach
  Eva Lee 		15–13, 15–12   Winner
2003 Guatemala International   Raju Rai   Philippe Bourret
  Denyse Julien 		6–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2002 USA Southern Pan Am International   Tony Gunawan   Philippe Bourret
  Denyse Julien 		11–3, 11–5   Winner
2001 USA Southern Pan Am International   Bob Malaythong   Bradley Graham
  Nigella Saunders 		7–8, 7–5, 8–6   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ สยามทาวน์ แอลเอ ฉบับที่ 41 [Siam Town L.A. Vol. 41]. Siam Town US. (in Thai). July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mesinee Mangkalakiri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Asian Americans Cause a Racquet in Badminton". AsianWeek. June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "U.S. swims to gold at subdued Pan Am Games". USA Today. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Beres set to upgrade his silver to gold". Ottawa Citizen. Canada.com. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  7. ^ Cazeneuve, Brian (March 3, 2008). "The Road To Beijing". Sports Illustrated. CNN. p. 5. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  9. ^ Miller, Jeff (August 9, 2008). "OC badminton duo eliminated". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Tao Li qualifies for 100m butterfly final". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. August 10, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

External links edit

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