- Michelle Li (badminton)
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Michelle Li Personal information Born November 3, 1991
Hong KongSport Country 
CanadaSport Badminton Medal recordPan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Singles Gold 2011 Guadalajara Doubles 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 name 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 with familiar partner, Alexandra 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]
References
- ^ "Michelle Li Guadalajara profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. http://guadalajara.olympic.ca/athlete/michelle-li/. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ Mike Hayakawa (February 27, 2011). "Golden Markham athlete carries flag in closing ceremonies". YorkRegion.com. http://www.yorkregion.com/sports/article/959835--golden-markham-athlete-carries-flag-in-closing-ceremonies.
- ^ "Pan Am Games: Canadian Trail". CBC Sports. October 19, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2011/10/17/spf-panam-canadian-trail.html.
- ^ "Canada wins 5 golds at Pan Am Games". CBC News. October 20, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2011/10/20/sp-pan-am-thurs.html.
External links
Categories:- Canadian badminton players
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Canadian sportswomen
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- People from Toronto
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Badminton biography stubs
- Canadian sportspeople stubs
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