Mesinee Mangkalakiri

Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri (Thai: เมษิณี มังคละคีรี;[1] RTGS: Mesini Mangkhala-khiri; born April 21, 1983 in Los Alamitos, California) 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]

Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Personal information
Country United States
Born (1983-04-21) 21 April 1983
Los Alamitos, California
ResidenceGarden Grove, California
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachTony Gunawan
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroWomen's doubles
2007 Rio de JaneiroMixed doubles
2003 Santo DomingoMixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
2007 CalgaryWomen's doubles
2007 CalgaryMixed team
2005 BridgetownMixed team
2007 CalgaryMixed doubles
BWF profile

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

Pan American Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
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
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

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
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
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada		 Bob Malaythong Mike Beres
Valerie Loker		 11–21, 20–22 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Puerto Rico Open Tony Gunawan Tjitte Weistra
Doriana Rivera		 11–2, 11–3 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Brazil International Agnese Allegrini 4–11, 2–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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
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
  1. สยามทาวน์ แอลเอ ฉบับที่ 41 [Siam Town L.A. Vol. 41]. Siam Town US. (in Thai). 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "Asian Americans Cause a Racquet in Badminton". AsianWeek. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. "U.S. swims to gold at subdued Pan Am Games". USA Today. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. "Beres set to upgrade his silver to gold". Ottawa Citizen. Canada.com. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. Cazeneuve, Brian (3 March 2008). "The Road To Beijing". Sports Illustrated. CNN. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  8. "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  9. Miller, Jeff (9 August 2008). "OC badminton duo eliminated". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  10. "Tao Li qualifies for 100m butterfly final". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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