Jennie Gai
American badminton player (born 2001)
Badminton player
Jennie Gai Country United States Born (2001-02-25 ) February 25, 2001 (age 23) Lowell, Massachusetts ,Residence Fremont, California ,Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb) Handedness Right Coach Naoko Fukuman Tony Gunawan [ 1] Highest ranking 66 (WS, January 24, 2023)Breanna Chi , December 24, 2019)Vinson Chiu , July 18, 2023) Current ranking 250 (WS) BWF profile
Jennie Gai (; born February 25, 2001)[ 1] badminton player who competes in international level events.[ 2] 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ,[ 3] 2023 Pan American Games .[ 4]
Personal life
Gai graduated with a bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2022.[ 1]
Career
In the junior event, Gai won six titles in the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships .[ 5] Internacional Mexicano .[ 6]
In 2018, Gai became the first and only American badminton player since 2010 to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games . She finished the tournament as a quarter-finalist in the girls' singles and won the gold medal in the team event together with Team Alpha.[ 3]
In 2022, she helped the American women's team win the Pan Am Female Cup , and qualified for the Uber Cup .[ 7]
In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games , clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles.[ 4]
In 2024, Gai represented her country competing in the Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Vinson Chiu.[ 1]
Achievements
Pan American Games
Women's singles
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2021
Mexican International
Vinson Chiu
Luis Montoya 21–17, 21–18
Winner
2021
Internacional Mexicano
Alexandra Mocanu
21–13, 21–11
Winner
2022
Mexican International
Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi
15–21, 21–18, 10–21
Runner-up
2022
Peru Challenge
Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
22–20, 13–21, 23–21
Winner
2022
Mexican International
Joshua Yuan Allison Lee
21–14, 22–24, 23–21
Winner
2023
Mexican International
22–20, 21–16
Winner
2023
Maldives International
Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing
13–21, 18–21
Runner-up
2023
Peru Challenge
18–21, 15–21
Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
Girls' singles
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Notes
^ This tournament points equivalent to Continental Junior Championships.[ 8]
References
^ a b c d "Gai Jennie" . Paris 2024 Olympics Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024 .^ "Jennie Gai" . Badminton World Federation. July 13, 2020.^ a b Chan, Elaine (November 15, 2018). "Senior Jennie Gai Wins Team Gold at the 2018 Youth Olympic" . The Voice . Retrieved April 14, 2024 . ^ a b "U.S. Wins Four Medals at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games" . USA Badminton. October 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024 .^ "Jennie Gai - Team USA" . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.^ Ricardo, Lisset Isabel (September 24, 2017). "Plata y bronce para Cuba" (in Spanish). JIT. Retrieved April 14, 2024 . ^ Sankar, Vimal (February 20, 2022). "Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup" . Inside the Games. Retrieved April 14, 2024 . ^ "IV Yonex Mexican International U19 2018" . Badminton World Federation. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
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