Anna Lao

Anna Lao
Lao as a torchbearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Personal information
Country Australia
Born 7 May 1962 (1962-05-07) (age 56)[1][2]
Tournaments played 1992 Summer Olympics
BWF profile

Anna Lao (born 7 May 1962)[1][2] is an Australian badminton player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Career

Lao competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles.[3] She lost in quarterfinals to Tang Jiuhong, of China, 11-1, 11-9. She also competed in women's doubles with Rhonda Cator, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen. The same year, they won the French Open.[4] She is the founder of ABA, the Australian Badminton Academy.

Post-career

As of 2016, Lao serves as president of the Australian Community Badminton Association and is principal and head coach for the Australian Badminton Academy[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Anna Lao". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. 1 2 "Anna Lao". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee.
  3. ↑ "History of Badminton In Australia". badminton.org.au. Badminton Australia. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15.
  4. ↑ "French Open 1992". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation.
  5. ↑ "Anna Lao". Australian Community Badminton Association. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Principal's Profile". Australian Badminton Academy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.


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