Mathew Fogarty

American badminton player (born 1956)

Badminton player

Mathew Fogarty

Personal information
Country| United States
Born|  (1956-10-30) 30 October 1956 (age 67)
Height| 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Men's
Highest ranking| 168 (MS) 5 Nov 2011
72 (XD) 25 June 2018
Current ranking| 595 (MS) 25 June 2018
72 (XD) 25 June 2018

Medal record

Badminton
Representing  United States
Pan Am Championships
| 2014 Markham | Men's doubles
| 2009 Guadalajara | Men's doubles
| 2008 Lima | Mixed team

BWF profile

Mathew Fogarty (born 30 October 1956) is an American male badminton player who has specialized in doubles events. He has shared the men's double title in four U.S. National Badminton Championships (1980, 1984, 1986, 2000) with three different partners.[1] In 1985, Partnering with Bruce Pontow from Chicago Illinois, coming out of retirement after 2 years, Pontow and Fogarty established the greatest “Underdog” defeat in Men's Doubles history defeating Korean All-England Champions Kim Moon-soo and Lee Deuk-choon in Thomas Cup held in Vancouver, Canada after the Men's Team with Legendary coach and player Park Joo-bong challenged into and winning the Pan American Zone. The victory by far the best an Unranked pair competed against the best in the world during the era from 1985 until 1991 Korea Dominated World Badminton by winning many of the All-England doubles events (Women's, Men's and Mixed Doubles) with 16 wins to Korea, 4 to China, and 1 win to Nora Perry from England and Billy Gilliland from Scotland. In 2008, he won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed team event.[2] He also won the men's doubles bronze medal in 2009 and 2014.[3][4] In 2015, at age 58, Fogarty became the oldest shuttler competing at the BWF World Championships at the Istora Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta. He has been qualified for the BWF World Championships seven times. He practiced six days a week after work to maintain his fitness.[5] Fogarty works as a Physician by practice in the US Navy.[6]

## Achievements[edit]

### Pan Am Championships 2[edit]

Men's Doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada |  Bjorn Seguin |  Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng | 11-21, 10-21  |  Bronze
2009 | Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico |  David Neumann |  Antonio de Vinatea
Martin Del Valle | 21-18, 14-21, 16-21  |  Bronze

### BWF International Challenge/Series[edit]

Men's Doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2016  | Manhattan Beach International |  Bjorn Seguin |  David Yedija Pohan
Ricky Alverino Sidarta | 17-21, 14-21  |  Runner-up
2014  | Puerto Rico International |  Bjorn Seguin |  Giovanni Greco
Rosario Maddaloni | 13-21, 12-21  |  Runner-up
2011  | Colombia International |  Nicholas Jinadasa |  Lucas Alves
Andrés Corpancho | 21-13, 15-21, 21-17  |  Winner
2010  | Colombia International |  Alistair Casey |  Pablo Aguilar
Bruno Monteverde | 11-21, 21-18, 19-21  |  Runner-up
2009  | Guatemala International |  David Neumann |  Kevin Cordón
Rodolfo Ramírez | 16-21, 14-21  |  Runner-up
2009  | Mexican International |  David Neumann |  José Luis Gonzalez
Andrés López | 18-21, 21-16, 14-21  |  Runner-up
2009  | Colombia International |  David Neumann |  Santiago Zambrano
Sebastian Teran | 21-9, 17-21, 21-14  |  Winner
2007  | Puerto Rico International |  Dean Schoppe |  Kumasaka Guilherme
Pardo Guilherme | 10-21, 15-21  |  Runner-up
2000  | Brazil São Paulo International |  Dean Schoppe |  Luis Lopezllera
Bernardo Monreal | 15-9, 15-10  |  Winner
2000  | Pan American Classic |  Kevin Han |  Andy Chong
Henrik Wiberg | 15-8, 15-4  |  Winner
1998  | Suriname International |  Dean Schoppe |  Brent Olynyk
Iain Sydie | 3-15, 2-15  |  Runner-up
1998  | Miami International |  Andy Chong |  Howard Bach
Kevin Han | 5-15, 12-15  |  Runner-up
1998  | Brazil São Paulo International |  Dean Schoppe |  Guilherme Kumasaka
Paulo von Scala | 10-15, 15-8, 15-11  |  Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2002  | Brazil São Paulo International |  Lina Taft |  Rodrigo Pacheco
Lorena Blanco | 3-11, 1-11  |  Runner-up
2000  | Pan American Classic |  Lina Taft |  Andy Chong
Kokoe Tanak | 2-15, 14-17  |  Runner-up

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Players: Mathew Fogarty". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
2. ^ "USA Badminton Team Wins Three Bronze Medals at the 2008 Pan American Badminton Championships". www.teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
3. ^ "Canadá se llena de oro en Panamericano de Bádminton". www.informador.com.mx (in Spanish). El Informador. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
4. ^ "XIX Pan Am Championships 2014 – Day 3: Chew in Line for Double". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. ^ "Oldest shuttler aims to be sport's watchdog". www.thejakartapost.com. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
6. ^ "Never too old for a smash or two". www.deccanherald.com. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Mathew Fogarty at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com