Jeanine Cicognini
Jeanine Cicognini | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Switzerland Italy | ||||||||||||||
Born | Brig, Valais, Switzerland | 14 November 1986||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Arturo Ruiz | ||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 33 (WS 16 September 2010) 109 (WD 22 October 2009) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986) is a Swiss badminton player who now represents Italy.[1] Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at age 16 and has since won the award seven more times.[2]
Biography
[edit]In 2005, she won the silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles event.[3]
Cicognini became a badminton professional as soon as she left school. She soon moved to Denmark, and then moved to the International Badminton Federation's training centre in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 2010, she returned to Switzerland and joined the sport army, where she played for the BC Uzwil. She later moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and played for the 1.BV Mülheim in the first bundesliga.
At the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing she reached the second round, losing to Anna Rice of Canada.[4] In 2016, she did not advance to the elimination round after placing third in the group stage.
In 2015, she represented Italy to compete at the European Games in the women's singles event. She was defeated by Line Kjærsfeldt of Denmark 21-10, 25-23 in round of 16.[5]
Achievements
[edit]European Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Janet Köhler | 5–11, 9–11 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Tine Rasmussen | 3–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
2005 | Bulgarian International | Petya Nedelcheva | 7–11, 2–11 | Runner-up` |
2007 | Hungarian International | Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Czech International | Trupti Murgunde | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Hungarian International | Tatjana Bibik | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
2011 | Guatemala International | Michelle Li | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Uganda International | Özge Bayrak | 21–14, 14–10, retired | Winner |
2014 | Giraldilla International | Marie Demy | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Lagos International | Martina Repiská | 21–10, 21–9 | Winner |
2014 | Mauritius International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
2014 | Kenya International | Grace Gabriel | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2014 | Guatemala International | Crystal Pan | 11–2, 11–6, 3–11, 11–5 | Winner |
2015 | Trinidad and Tobago International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 21–16, 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Colombia International | Fabiana Silva | 21–15, 12–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | New Caledonia International | Joy Lai | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Puerto Rico International | Laura Sárosi | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Manhattan Beach International | Haramara Gaitan | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
2016 | Jamaica International | Akvilė Stapušaitytė | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Jeanine Cicognini". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland Yearbook". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Olympics 2008 Day 2 – Badminton Parades a Dictionary of Nations". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Jeanine Cicognini". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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External links
[edit]- European results
- Jeanine Cicognini at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Jeanine Cicognini at Olympics.com
- Jeanine Cicognini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Brig-Glis
- Swiss female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Switzerland
- Italian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Italy
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Italy
- Badminton players of Fiamme Oro
- Sportspeople from Valais