Mesinee Mangkalakiri
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1983 Los Alamitos, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Garden Grove, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri (Thai: เมษิณี มังคละคีรี;[1] RTGS: Mesini Mangkhala-khiri; born April 21, 1983 in Los Alamitos, California) 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 |
Eva Lee
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 Charmaine Reid Fiona McKee
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21-14, 21-15 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Bob Malaythong
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Mike Beres Valerie Loker
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20–22, 21–19, 18–21 |  Bronze
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| 2003 | UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Raju Rai
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Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien
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8–15, 7–15 | Bronze
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Pan Am Championships[]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada |
Eva Lee
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Fiona McKee Charmaine Reid
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20–22, 21–17, 18–21 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada |
Bob Malaythong
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Mike Beres Valerie Loker
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11–21, 20–22 | Bronze
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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 |  Tony Gunawan
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 Tjitte Weistra Doriana Rivera
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11–2, 11–3 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Brazil International |  Agnese Allegrini
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4–11, 2–11 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Banuinvest International | Eva Lee
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 Olga Golovanova Anastasia Prokopenko
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Irish International | Eva Lee
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 Chloe Magee Bing Huang
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15–21, 21–9, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Canadian International | Eva Lee
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21–13, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2001 | USA Southern Pan Am International | Meiluawati
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Doriana Rivera
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0–7, 7–3, 7–5 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | OCBC International | Bob Malaythong
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Howard Bach Eva Lee
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15–13, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2003 | Guatemala International | Raju Rai
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Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien
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6–15, 9–15 | Runner-up
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| 2002 | USA Southern Pan Am International | Tony Gunawan
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Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien
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11–3, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2001 | USA Southern Pan Am International | Bob Malaythong
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  Nigella Saunders
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7–8, 7–5, 8–6 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ สยามทาวน์ แอลเอ ฉบับที่ 41 [Siam Town L.A. Vol. 41]. Siam Town US. (in Thai). 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Asian Americans Cause a Racquet in Badminton". AsianWeek. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "U.S. swims to gold at subdued Pan Am Games". USA Today. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Beres set to upgrade his silver to gold". Ottawa Citizen. Canada.com. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Cazeneuve, Brian (3 March 2008). "The Road To Beijing". Sports Illustrated. CNN. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Miller, Jeff (9 August 2008). "OC badminton duo eliminated". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Tao Li qualifies for 100m butterfly final". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
External links[]
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Thai descent
- People from Los Alamitos, California
- People from Garden Grove, California
- Sportspeople from California
- American female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of the United States
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Badminton players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 21st-century American women