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]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Irish International | Justine Willmott | 8–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
1999 | Portugal International | Ella Karachkova | 5–11, 10–13 | Runner-up |
2000 | Chile International | Takako Ida | 6–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
2000 | Peru International | Takako Ida | 3–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Irish International | Keelin Fox |
Gail Emms Joanne Wright |
16–17, 10–15 | Runner-up |
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]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Irish International | Justine Willmott | 8–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
1999 | Portugal International | Ella Karachkova | 5–11, 10–13 | Runner-up |
2000 | Chile International | Takako Ida | 6–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
2000 | Peru International | Takako Ida | 3–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Irish International | Keelin Fox |
Gail Emms Joanne Wright |
16–17, 10–15 | Runner-up |