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Anna Rice
Personal information
Birth nameAnna Kathleen Rice
CountryCanada
Born (1980-08-19) 19 August 1980 (age 44)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Women's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bridgetown Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Calgary Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Calgary Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guadalajara Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guadalajara Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bridgetown Women's singles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Guadalajara Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

Anna Kathleen Rice (born 19 August 1980) is a Canadian badminton player. She attended Handsworth Secondary School, and completed a B.A. from the University of British Columbia.[1]

Career

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In 1999, Rice represented British Columbia competed at the Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, clinched the women's singles title and runner-up in the women's doubles. In 2000, Rice moved to Denmark to play in the Danish Club League and to train at the International Badminton Academy under coach Michael Kjeldsen.[2] She was two times Olympian and five times National Champion.[1]

In Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, in women's doubles with partner Denyse Julien. They were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand.[3] She also competed in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was a round-of-16 finalist, being the first North American player to do so. In Beijing 2008, she competed in the singles event. She reached the third round, beating Eva Lee of the United States and Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland before she was defeated by Lu Lan in straight games.[4]

She won the Canadian National Championships in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. She has also won the U.S. Open title in 2009 and Pan American women's singles champion in 2007 and 2009. She also won two silver medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles event. Rice participated in the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, reaching the quarter-finals in 2010. Her highest world ranking was 18, the highest in Canadian history until Michelle Li achieved a ranking of 11.

Rice is coached by Julia Chen and Michael Kjeldsen. She now focuses her time directing the coaching program and offering badminton lessons at Badminton Vancouver as well as coaching online through Better Badminton.

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Jamaica Nigella Saunders 13–15, 10–15 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 UASD Pavilion,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Canada Denyse Julien Canada Charmaine Reid
Canada Helen Nichol
7–11, 11–3, 8–11 Silver Silver

Pan Am Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Saint Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados Canada Charmaine Reid 8–11, 10–13 Silver Silver
2007 Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada Peru Claudia Rivero 21–16, 21–11 Gold Gold
2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico Canada Joycelyn Ko 21–17, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2009 U.S. Open United States Mona Santoso 21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Auckland International Indonesia Lenny Permana 5–7, 1–7, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Nigeria International Jamaica Nigella Saunders 11–3, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Peru International Scotland Yuan Wemyss 11–2, 1–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Miami International Scotland Yuan Wemyss 3–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Portugal International Scotland Yuan Wemyss 9–21 Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse England Tracey Hallam 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Santo Domingo Open Slovenia Maja Tvrdy 19–21, 23–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Puerto Rico International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy 13–21, 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Nigeria International Canada Denyse Julien Wales Felicity Gallup
Wales Joanne Muggeridge
12–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anna Rice, two-time Olympian and five-time Canadian National Badminton Champion". Leading Moms. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Anna Rice Bio". Badminton Central. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Olympics Day 3 - Badminton". Getty Images. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Beijing Olympics 2008 Badminton Results". Badminton Information. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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