Jeanine Cicognini

Badminton player

Jeanine Cicognini

Personal information
Country| Switzerland
Italy
Born|  (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 38)
Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight| 67 kg (148 lb)
Handedness| Right
Coach| Arturo Ruiz
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking| 33 (WS 16 September 2010)
109 (WD 22 October 2009)

Medal record

Women's badminton
Representing  Switzerland
European Junior Championships
| 2005 Den Bosch | Girls' singles

BWF profile

Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986) is a Swiss badminton player who now represents Italy.[1] Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at age 16 and has since won the award seven more times.[2]

## Biography

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In 2005, she won the silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles event.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

## Achievements

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### European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands  |  Janet Köhler | 5–11, 9–11  |  Silver

### BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2003  | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse |  Tine Rasmussen | 3–11, 3–11  |  Runner-up
2005  | Bulgarian International |  Petya Nedelcheva | 7–11, 2–11  |  Runner-up`
2007  | Hungarian International |  Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | 13–21, 18–21  |  Runner-up
2009  | Czech International |  Trupti Murgunde | 17–21, 12–21  |  Runner-up
2009  | Hungarian International  |  Tatjana Bibik | 22–20, 21–12  |  Winner
2011  | Guatemala International |  Michelle Li | 15–21, 13–21  |  Runner-up
2012  | Uganda International |  Özge Bayrak | 21–14, 14–10, retired  |  Winner
2014  | Giraldilla International |  Marie Demy | 21–19, 21–13  |  Winner
2014  | Lagos International |  Martina Repiská | 21–10, 21–9  |  Winner
2014  | Mauritius International |  Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–18, 21–10  |  Winner
2014  | Kenya International |  Grace Gabriel | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16  |  Winner
2014  | Guatemala International  |  Crystal Pan | 11–2, 11–6, 3–11, 11–5  |  Winner
2015  | Trinidad and Tobago International |  Elisabeth Baldauf  | 21–16, 16–21, 10–21  |  Runner-up
2015  | Colombia International |  Fabiana Silva | 21–15, 12–21, 21–13  |  Winner
2015  | New Caledonia International |  Joy Lai | 21–17, 21–15  |  Winner
2015  | Puerto Rico International |  Laura Sárosi | 12–21, 16–21  |  Runner-up
2016  | Manhattan Beach International |  Haramara Gaitan | 21–16, 22–20  |  Winner
2016  | Jamaica International |  Akvilė Stapušaitytė | 21–16, 22–20  |  Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

## References

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1. ^ "Players: Jeanine Cicognini". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
2. ^ "Switzerland Yearbook". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
3. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
4. ^ "Olympics 2008 Day 2 – Badminton Parades a Dictionary of Nations". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
5. ^ "Athletes: Jeanine Cicognini". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

## External links

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* European results at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 July 2011)
* Jeanine Cicognini at BWFBadminton.com
* Jeanine Cicognini at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
* Jeanine Cicognini at Olympedia
* Jeanine Cicognini at Olympics.com
* Jeanine Cicognini at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)