Jennie Gai (/ɡaɪ/; born February 25, 2001)[2] is an American badminton player who competes in international level events.[3] She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics,[4] and silver medalists in the 2023 Pan American Games.[5]
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Gai at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | February 25, 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Fremont, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Naoko Fukuman Tony Gunawan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 66 (WS, 24 January 2023) 114 (WD with Breanna Chi, 24 December 2019) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 250 (WS) 32 (XD with Vinson Chiu) (30 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Personal life
editGai graduated with a bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2022.[1]
Career
editIn 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.[6] She won her first senior international title in the 2017 Internacional Mexicano.[7]
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.[4]
In 2022, she helped the American women's team win the Pan Am Female Cup, and qualified for the Uber Cup.[8]
In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games, clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles.[5]
In 2024, Gai represented her country competing in the Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Vinson Chiu.[1]
Achievements
editPan American Games
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | 8–21, 12–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
21–17, 17–21, 19–21 |
Pan Am Championships
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | 8–21, 21–14, 18–21 |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
17–21, 15–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
21–15, 15–21, 14–21 |
Pan Am Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru | 6–21, 9–21 | ||
2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | 12–21, 21–19, 20–22 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Internacional Mexicano | 21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | ||
2018 | Internacional Mexicano | 21–13, 18–21, 19–21 | ||
2021 | Guatemala International | 21–6, 21–9 | ||
2021 | Internacional Mexicano | 9–21, 15–21 |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Brazil International | 15–21, 10–21 | |||
2019 | Jamaica International | 21–11, 21–6 | |||
2019 | Silicon Valley International | 14–21, 11–21 | |||
2019 | Internacional Mexicano | 21–10, 21–10 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Mexican International | 21–17, 21–18 | |||
2021 | Internacional Mexicano | 21–13, 21–11 | |||
2022 | Mexican International | 15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | |||
2022 | Peru Challenge | 22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | |||
2022 | Mexican International | 21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | |||
2023 | Mexican International | 22–20, 21–16 | |||
2023 | Maldives International | 13–21, 18–21 | |||
2023 | Peru Challenge | 18–21, 15–21 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title)
editGirls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Mexican Junior International[note 1] | 22–20, 21–6 |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Gai Jennie". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "GAI Jennie". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 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.
External links
edit- Jennie Gai at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com