Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Personal information
Country United States
Born (1983-04-21) April 21, 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
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de JaneiroMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoMixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 CalgaryWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2007 CalgaryMixed team
Silver medal – second place2005 BridgetownMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2007 CalgaryMixed doubles
BWF profile

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

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		 United States Eva Lee Canada Charmaine Reid
Canada Fiona McKee		 21-14, 21-15 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		 United States Bob Malaythong Canada Mike Beres
Canada Valerie Loker		 20–22, 21–19, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2003 UASD Pavilion,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 United States Raju Rai Canada Philippe Bourret
Canada Denyse Julien		 8–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada		 United States Eva Lee Canada Fiona McKee
Canada Charmaine Reid		 20–22, 21–17, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada		 United States Bob Malaythong Canada Mike Beres
Canada Valerie Loker		 11–21, 20–22 Bronze 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 Indonesia Tony Gunawan Netherlands Tjitte Weistra
Peru Doriana Rivera		 11–2, 11–3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Brazil International Italy Agnese Allegrini 4–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Banuinvest International United States Eva Lee Russia Olga Golovanova
Russia Anastasia Prokopenko		 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Irish International United States Eva Lee Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee
Republic of Ireland Bing Huang		 15–21, 21–9, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Canadian International United States Eva Lee Germany Caren Hückstädt
Switzerland Huwaina Razi		 21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 USA Southern Pan Am International United States Meiluawati Peru Sandra Jimeno
Peru Doriana Rivera		 0–7, 7–3, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 OCBC International United States Bob Malaythong United States Howard Bach
United States Eva Lee		 15–13, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Guatemala International United States Raju Rai Canada Philippe Bourret
Canada Denyse Julien		 6–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 USA Southern Pan Am International Indonesia Tony Gunawan Canada Philippe Bourret
Canada Denyse Julien		 11–3, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 USA Southern Pan Am International United States Bob Malaythong Trinidad and Tobago Bradley Graham
Jamaica Nigella Saunders		 7–8, 7–5, 8–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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). July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 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 April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Asian Americans Cause a Racquet in Badminton". AsianWeek. June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "U.S. swims to gold at subdued Pan Am Games". USA Today. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Beres set to upgrade his silver to gold". Ottawa Citizen. Canada.com. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Cazeneuve, Brian (March 3, 2008). "The Road To Beijing". Sports Illustrated. CNN. p. 5. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ Miller, Jeff (August 9, 2008). "OC badminton duo eliminated". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tao Li qualifies for 100m butterfly final". The Straits Times. AsiaOne. August 10, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
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