Chloe Magee
| File:Chloe & Sam Magee Irish Open Mixed Double Champions 2018.jpg Chloe and Sam Magee after winning the 2018 Irish Open | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chloe Noelle Magee 29 November 1988 Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coached by | Daniel Magee |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Tournaments played | 2008 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics 2016 Summer Olympics |
| Highest ranking | 32 (WS 22 May 2014) 59 (WD with Bing Huang 21 January 2010) 21 (XD with Sam Magee 6 August 2015) |
| Current ranking | 37 (XD with Sam Magee 3 May 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
Chloe Noelle Magee (born 29 November 1988) is an Irish professional badminton player. She represented her country at the Olympic Games for three consecutive times in 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio de Janeiro.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she became the first Irish woman to win a badminton match at the Olympics. She has been described as "the poster girl for Irish badminton".[3] Together with her brother Sam Magee, she clinched a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships, claiming Ireland's first medal at the European Badminton Championship.[4] The duo also captured the bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 European Games.[5][6]
Career
[edit | edit source]2007
[edit | edit source]In 2007, Magee won the women's doubles title at the Irish International Championships in Lisburn. Competing alongside Bing Huang, the pair beat second seeds Eva Lee and Mesinee Mangkalakiri of the United States 21–15, 9–21, 21–11 in the final.[7]
2008 Summer Olympics
[edit | edit source]Magee competed for Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China at the age of 19. She became the first ever Irish woman to win a badminton match at the Olympics,[8] beating Estonian Kati Tolmoff by a score of 18–21, 21–18, 21–19 in the first round of the women's singles. She was eliminated after losing her second round match 12–21, 14–21 to world number eleven Jun Jae-youn of South Korea.[9] "I have loads to improve on and I will take away a lot from this," Magee said after the match.[8]
2009
[edit | edit source]In 2009, Magee competed at the World Championships in Hyderabad, India, losing in the first round to Japanese number two Ai Goto by a score of 21–13, 21–9.[10]
2012 Summer Olympics
[edit | edit source]Magee, ranked 44th in the world, qualified for the women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as the 26 ranked player on the list of participants. She was one of two Irish badminton players at the Games; Scott Evans competed in the men's singles.[11] Magee and her brother Sam, ranked 40th in the world as a pairing, were third reserves for the mixed doubles event.[12]
In July 2012, Magee reached the final of the White Nights pre-Olympic tournament held in Russia. She beat Slovakian Monika Fasungova, 21–17, 20–22, 21–5, in the quarter-finals and Russia's Romina Gabdullina, 21–15, 17–21, 21–15, in the semi-finals but finished runner-up after losing to Poland's Kamila Augustyn, 21–19, 14–21, 14–21, despite having a 10–6 lead in the final set.[13]
A slight schedule change led to Magee starting her 2012 Olympic campaign against Egypt's Hadia Hosny at 20.17 (29 July) and France's Hongyan Pi at 20.32 (30 July).[14]
Bill O'Herlihy sparked controversy while covering Chloe Magee's progress at the 2012 Summer Olympics by suggesting badminton was "a mainly Protestant sport". RTÉ confirmed it received complaints about O'Herlihy's sectarian remarks on live television. The remarks prompted Magee to inform Highland Radio: "We need to remember what the Olympics is all about. I don't think it is any different from any other sport. There are people here from all over the world and from many different religions."[15]
She lost 16–21, 21–18, 21–14, to Hongyan Pi and exited the 2012 Summer Olympics.[16]
In December 2012, Magee reached the final of the Turkish Open.[17]
2016 Summer Olympics
[edit | edit source]In Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost to Chinese player Wang Yihan 7-21 and 12–21, and lost to German Player Karin Schnaase 14–21 and 19–21, placing third in her group.[18][19]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]European Games
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Republic of Ireland Sam Magee | France Gaëtan Mittelheisser France Audrey Fontaine |
12–21, 21–23 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Republic of Ireland Sam Magee | United Kingdom Chris Adcock United Kingdom Gabby Adcock |
8–21, 18–21 | Bronze Bronze |
European Championships
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Republic of Ireland Sam Magee | Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Christinna Pedersen |
14–21, 10–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. Open | United States Lili Zhou | 21–23, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Brasil Open | Republic of Ireland Sam Magee | Germany Max Schwenger Germany Carla Nelte |
11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit | edit source]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dutch International | Denmark Karina Jørgensen | 22–20, 14–21, 12–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2010 | Bulgarian International | Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva | 17–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2011 | Lithuanian International | Iceland Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | 21–11, 23–21 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2011 | Norwegian International | Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri | 19–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2012 | White Nights | Poland Kamila Augustyn | 21–19, 14–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2012 | Irish International | Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt | 21–23, 21–18, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2012 | Turkey International | France Sashina Vignes Waran | 21–18, 23–21 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2014 | Hellas International | Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri | 13–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | North Shore City International | Republic of Ireland Bing Huang | New Zealand Catherine Moody Vietnam Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung |
21–15, 16–21, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2007 | Welsh International | Republic of Ireland Bing Huang | England Sarah Walker England Samantha Ward |
21–11, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2007 | Irish International | Republic of Ireland Bing Huang | United States Mesinee Mangkalakiri United States Eva Lee |
21–15, 9–21, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2008 | Slovak Open | Republic of Ireland Bing Huang | Poland Anna Narel Poland Natalia Pocztowiak |
21–8, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Chloe Magee at BWFBadminton.com Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Chloe Magee at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Chloe Magee at Olympics.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Chloe Magee at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Chloe Magee at InterSportStats
- Chloe Magee at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Raphoe
- Sportspeople from County Donegal
- Irish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Ireland
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Medalists at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- Medalists at the 2019 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Ireland
- European Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Irish sportswomen