Mesinee Mangkalakiri

American badminton player

Badminton player

Mesinee Mangkalakiri

Personal information
Country|  United States
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

Women's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Women's doubles
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Mixed doubles
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
| 2007 Calgary | Women's doubles
| 2007 Calgary | Mixed team
| 2005 Bridgetown | Mixed team
| 2007 Calgary | Mixed doubles

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

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### Pan American Games

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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 |  Charmaine Reid
Fiona McKee | 21-14, 21-15  |  Gold

Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Bob Malaythong |  Mike Beres
Valerie Loker | 20–22, 21–19, 18–21  |  Bronze
2003 | UASD Pavilion,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Raju Rai |  Philippe Bourret
Denyse Julien | 8–15, 7–15  |  Bronze

### Pan Am Championships

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2007 | Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada |  Eva Lee |  Fiona McKee
Charmaine Reid | 20–22, 21–17, 18–21  |  Silver

Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2007 | Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada |  Bob Malaythong |  Mike Beres
Valerie Loker | 11–21, 20–22  |  Bronze

### IBF World Grand Prix

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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 |  Tjitte Weistra
Doriana Rivera | 11–2, 11–3  |  Winner

### BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2001  | Brazil International |  Agnese Allegrini | 4–11, 2–11  |  Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2008  | Banuinvest International |  Eva Lee |  Olga Golovanova
Anastasia Prokopenko | 18–21, 15–21  |  Runner-up
2007  | Irish International |  Eva Lee |  Chloe Magee
Bing Huang | 15–21, 21–9, 11–21  |  Runner-up
2006  | Canadian International |  Eva Lee |  Caren Hückstädt
Huwaina Razi | 21–13, 21–14  |  Winner
2001  | USA Southern Pan Am International |  Meiluawati |  Sandra Jimeno
Doriana Rivera | 0–7, 7–3, 7–5  |  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2005  | OCBC International |  Bob Malaythong |  Howard Bach
Eva Lee | 15–13, 15–12  |  Winner
2003  | Guatemala International |  Raju Rai |  Philippe Bourret
Denyse Julien | 6–15, 9–15  |  Runner-up
2002  | USA Southern Pan Am International |  Tony Gunawan |  Philippe Bourret
Denyse Julien | 11–3, 11–5  |  Winner
2001  | USA Southern Pan Am International |  Bob Malaythong |  Bradley Graham
Nigella Saunders | 7–8, 7–5, 8–6  |  Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Asian Americans Cause a Racquet in Badminton". AsianWeek. June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
4. ^ "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
5. ^ "U.S. swims to gold at subdued Pan Am Games". USA Today. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ Cazeneuve, Brian (March 3, 2008). "The Road To Beijing". Sports Illustrated. CNN. p. 5\. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
8. ^ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
9. ^ Miller, Jeff (August 9, 2008). "OC badminton duo eliminated". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
10. ^ "Tao Li qualifies for 100m butterfly final". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. August 10, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

## External links

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* Mesinee Mangkalakiri at Team USA (archived)
* NBC 2008 Olympics profile