Jeanine Cicognini
Jeanine Cicognini | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Switzerland Italy |
Born | Brig, Valais | 14 November 1986
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Arturo Ruiz |
Women's | |
Highest ranking | 33 (WS) 16 Sep 2010 109 (WD) 22 Oct 2009 |
Medal record | |
BWF profile | |
Updated on Sports career | |
Club | Fiamme Oro[1] |
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Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986 in Brig, Valais) is a Swiss badminton player who now represents Italy.[2] Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at age 16 and has since won the award seven more times.[3]
Biography[]
In 2005, she won the silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles event.[4]
Cicognini became a badminton professional as soon as she left school. She soon moved to Denmark, and then moved to the International Badminton Federation's training centre in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 2010, she returned to Switzerland and joined the sport army, where she played for the BC Uzwil. She later moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and played for the 1.BV Mülheim in the first bundesliga.
At the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing she reached the second round, losing to Anna Rice of Canada.[5] In 2016, she did not advance to the elimination round after placing third in the group stage.
In 2015, she represented Italy to compete at the European Games in the women's singles event. She was defeated by Line Kjærsfeldt of Denmark 21-10, 25-23 in round of 16.[6]
Achievements[]
European Junior Championships[]
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | 5–11, 9–11 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Jamaica International | Akvile Stapusaityte | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
2016 | Manhattan Beach International | Haramara Gaitan | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
2015 | Puerto Rico International | Laura Sarosi | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Joy Lai | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner | |
2015 | Colombia International | Fabiana Silva | 21–15, 12–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | Trinidad and Tobago International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–16, 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Guatemala International | 11–2, 11–6, 3–11, 11–5 | Winner | |
2014 | Kenya International | Grace Gabriel | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2014 | Mauritius International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
2014 | Lagos International | Martina Repiska | 21–10, 21–9 | Winner |
2014 | Giraldilla International | Marie Demy | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
2012 | Uganda International | Ozge Bayrak | 21–14, 14–10, Retired | Winner |
2011 | Guatemala International | Michelle Li | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Hungarian International | Tatyana Bibik | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
2009 | Czech International | Trupti Murgunde | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Hungarian International | Ragna Ingolfsdottir | 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2005 | Bulgarian International | Petya Nedelcheva | 7–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Tine Rasmussen | 3–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Fiamme Oro - Atleti Badminton" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Players: Jeanine Cicognini". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland Yearbook". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Olympics 2008 Day 2 – Badminton Parades a Dictionary of Nations". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Jeanine Cicognini". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links[]
- European results
- Jeanine Cicognini at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Jeanine Cicognini at the International Olympic Committee
- Jeanine Cicognini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Brig-Glis
- Swiss female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Switzerland
- Olympic badminton players of Italy
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Italy
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Italian female badminton players
- Badminton players of Fiamme Oro