Sonya McGinn
Appearance
Sonya McGinn | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Ireland |
Born | Howth, Dublin, Ireland | 17 December 1973
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Event | Women's singles & doubles |
BWF profile |
Sonya McGinn (born 17 December 1973) is an Irish former badminton player.[1][2] She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, became the first Irish player in badminton at the Summer Olympics.[3] The Howth women lost in the second round to Mia Audina of the Netherlands, former silver medalist in 1996 Atlanta in the straight games.[4] McGinn had won 9 times National Championships title, 5 in the women's singles and 4 in the women's doubles event.[5]
Achievements
[edit]IBF International
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Irish International | ![]() |
8–11, 8–11 | ![]() |
1999 | Portugal International | ![]() |
5–11, 10–13 | ![]() |
2000 | Chile International | ![]() |
6–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
2000 | Peru International | ![]() |
3–11, 3–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Irish International | ![]() |
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16–17, 10–15 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Sonya McGinn". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Sonya McGinn". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "McGinn's travels to end in Sydney". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Olympics: McGinn out of Womens Badminton singles". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Ireland - The Badminton Union of Ireland". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Sonya McGinn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sonya McGinn at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)