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Gai at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 25, 2001 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 66 (WS, January 24, 2023) 114 (WD with Breanna Chi, December 24, 2019) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, July 18, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 250 (WS) 32 (XD with Vinson Chiu) (July 30, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jennie Gai (/ɡaɪ/; born February 25, 2001) is an American badminton player who competes in international level events. She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and silver medalists in the 2023 Pan American Games.
Personal life
Gai graduated with a bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2022.
Career
In 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. She won her first senior international title in the 2017 Internacional Mexicano.
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.
In 2022, she helped the American women's team win the Pan Am Female Cup, and qualified for the Uber Cup.
In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games, clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles.
In 2024, Gai represented her country competing in the Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Vinson Chiu.
Achievements
Pan American Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | Beiwen Zhang | 8–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
Vinson Chiu | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
21–17, 17–21, 19–21 | Silver |
Pan Am Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Brittney Tam | 8–21, 21–14, 18–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jamie Hsu | Michelle Tong Josephine Wu |
17–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Vinson Chiu | Presley Smith Allison Lee |
21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru | Qingzi Ouyang | 6–21, 9–21 | Silver |
| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Lauren Lam | 12–21, 21–19, 20–22 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | Isabel Zhong | 21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2018 | Internacional Mexicano | Tahimara Oropeza | 21–13, 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Guatemala International | Samayara Panwar | 21–6, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Lauren Lam | 9–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brazil International | Jamie Hsu | Rachel Honderich Jamie Subandhi |
15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Jamaica International | Breanna Chi | Inés Castillo Dánica Nishimura |
21–11, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley International | Breanna Chi | Annie Xu Kerry Xu |
14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Internacional Mexicano | Breanna Chi | Jessica Bautista Vanessa Villalobos |
21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu | Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos |
21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Vinson Chiu | Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu |
21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu | Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi |
15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Vinson Chiu | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu | Joshua Yuan Allison Lee |
21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2023 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Maldives International | Vinson Chiu | Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Vinson Chiu | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mexican Junior International | Fernanda Saponara Rivva | 22–20, 21–6 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Notes
- ^ This tournament points equivalent to Continental Junior Championships.
References
- ^ a b c d "Gai Jennie". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 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
- Jennie Gai at BWFBadminton.com
- Jennie Gai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Jennie Gai at Team USA (archive March 23, 2023)
- Jennie Gai at Olympics.com
- Jennie Gai at Olympedia (archive)
- Jennie Gai on Instagram