Georgie Cupidon
Georgie Winsley Cupidon (born November 10, 1981) is a badminton player from Seychelles. He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.[1] He carried the national flag at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[3] Together with Ah-Wan, he won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2007 African Championships, also at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He competed in four consecutive Commonwealth Games from 2002 to 2014.[4]
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| Birth name | Georgie Winsley Cupidon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 10, 1981[1] Victoria, Seychelles[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
All-Africa Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique |
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16–21, 10–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
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15–21, 18–21 | |
| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique |
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20–22, 21–9, 16–21 |  |
| 2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria |
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21–14, 21–17 |  |
African Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana |
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12–21, 10–21 | |
| 2009 | Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya |
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10–21, 18–21 | |
| 2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | |
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17–21, 16–21 | |
| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | |
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23–25, 25–23, 13–21 | |
| 2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | |
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4–15, 4–15 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
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16–21, 21–17, 23–25 | |
| 2009 | Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya |
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21–18, 20–22, 16–21 | |
| 2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | |
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21–16, 11–21, 21–15 | |
| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | |
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21–16, 17–21, 21–16 | |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Kenya International | |
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21–11, 21–19 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Mauritius International | |
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12–21, 13–21 |  |
| 2012 | Mauritius International | |
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21–19, 21–14 | |
| 2009 | Mauritius International | |
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17–21, 16–21 | |
| 2007 | Mauritius International | |
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9–21, 17–21 | |
| 2006 | Mauritius International | |
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17–21, 20–22 | |
| 2001 | Mauritius International | |
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2–7, 3–7, 8–7 | |
| 1999 | Kenya International | |
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15–10, 15–6 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- "Georgie Cupidon Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "XXIX Olympiad-Team Seychelles return from Beijing Olympics". Seychelles Nation. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "Georgie Winsley Cupidon". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
External links
- Georgie Cupidon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded by Allan Julie |
Flagbearer for Beijing 2008 |
Succeeded by Dominic Dugasse |
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