Mesinee Mangkalakiri
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Born | (1983-04-21) April 21, 1983 (age 41) Los Alamitos, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tony Gunawan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
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
Pan American Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21-14, 21-15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
2003 | UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
Pan Am Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 21–17, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Puerto Rico Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–2, 11–3 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Brazil International | ![]() | 4–11, 2–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Banuinvest International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Irish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–9, 11–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Canadian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2001 | USA Southern Pan Am International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–7, 7–3, 7–5 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | OCBC International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–13, 15–12 | ![]() |
2003 | Guatemala International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
2002 | USA Southern Pan Am International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–3, 11–5 | ![]() |
2001 | USA Southern Pan Am International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–8, 7–5, 8–6 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Asian Americans Cause a Racquet in Badminton". AsianWeek. June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. swims to gold at subdued Pan Am Games". USA Today. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cazeneuve, Brian (March 3, 2008). "The Road To Beijing". Sports Illustrated. CNN. p. 5. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Jeff (August 9, 2008). "OC badminton duo eliminated". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Tao Li qualifies for 100m butterfly final". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. August 10, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
External links
- Mesinee Mangkalakiri at Team USA (archived)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile