Michelle Li (badminton)
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November 3, 1991 Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian female badminton player from Markham, Ontario, though she was born in Hong Kong.[1]
Career
Li first gained recognition for her performance at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. There she won gold in the women's single events and followed that performance with a gold in the doubles event with Alexandra Bruce. Due to this success she was then named the flag bearer for Team Ontario at the closing ceremonies for the games.[2]
Later that year Li was the gold medal winner in the women's doubles event alongside Bruce at the 2011 Pan American Games.[3] Li would then go on the next day to win the women's singles competition, completing a second games double gold appearance that year, this time in Guadalajara.[4]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Bruce and Li finished last in the round-robin portion of the women's doubles tournament, losing all three of their matches.[5] However, the top two teams in the group were disqualified for attempting to intentionally lose matches so they would have an easier match-up in the quarterfinals.[6] The duo was advanced to their quarterfinals, where they defeated Australia's Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran. Bruce and Li finished in fourth place, the best Canadian finish in badminton at the Olympic Games. [5]
References
- ↑ "Michelle Li Guadalajara profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Mike Hayakawa (February 27, 2011). "Golden Markham athlete carries flag in closing ceremonies". YorkRegion.com.
- ↑ "Pan Am Games: Canadian Trail". CBC Sports. October 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Canada wins 5 golds at Pan Am Games". CBC News. October 20, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lidell, Mackenzie (August 1, 2012). "Canada Gains from Badminton Scandal, Advances to Semis". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ Associated Press (August 1, 2012). "8 Badminton Players Disqualified for Throwing Matches". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2012-08-01.