Jeanine Cicognini
| Jeanine Cicognini | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  Switzerland Italy |
| Born | 14 November 1986 Brig, Valais |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Arturo Ruiz |
| Women's | |
| Highest ranking | 33 (WS) 16 Sep 2010 109 (WD) 22 Oct 2009 |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Jeanine Cicognini (born 14 November 1986 in Brig, Valais) is a Swiss badminton player who now representing Italy.[1] Cicognini won her first Swiss senior title at aged 16 and has since won the award seven more times.[2]
In 2005 she won he won silver medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in girls' singles event.[3]
She became a badminton professional as soon as she left school. She soon moved to Denmark afterwards she moved to the international badminton federation's training centre in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 2010 she returned to Switzerland and joined the sport army, in this time she played for the BC Uzwil. Newly she moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and she plays for the 1.BV Mülheim in the first bundesliga.
At the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing she reached the second round losing against Anna Rice of Canada.[4] In 2016, she did not advanced to the elimination round after placed 3 in group stage.
In 2015, she represented Italy to compete at the European Games in women's singles event and defeted by Line Kjærsfeldt of Denmark 21-10, 25-23 in round of 16.[5]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jamaica International |  Akvile Stapusaityte
|
21–16, 22–20 |  Winner
|
| 2016 | Manhattan Beach International |  Haramara Gaitan
|
21–16, 22–20 | Winner
|
| 2015 | Puerto Rico International |  Laura Sarosi
|
12-21, 16-21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2015 | New Caledonia International |  Joy Lai
|
21–17, 21–15 | Winner
|
| 2015 | Colombia International |  Fabiana Silva
|
21–15, 12–21, 21–13 | Winner
|
| 2015 | Trinidad and Tobago International |  Elisabeth Baldauf
|
21-16, 16-21, 10-21 | Runner-up
|
| 2014 | Guatemala International |  Crystal Pan
|
11-2, 11-6, 3-11, 11-5 | Winner
|
| 2014 | Kenya International |  Grace Gabriel
|
21-16, 13-21, 21-16 | Winner
|
| 2014 | Mauritius International | Elisabeth Baldauf
|
21-18, 21-10 | Winner
|
| 2014 | Lagos International |  Martina Repiska
|
21-10, 21-9 | Winner
|
| 2014 | Giraldilla International |  Marie Demy
|
21–19, 21–13 | Winner
|
| 2012 | Uganda International |  Ozge Bayrak
|
21-14, 14-10, Retired | Winner
|
| 2009 | Czech International |  Trupti Murgunde
|
17-21, 12-21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Jeanine Cicognini". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland Yearbook". badmintoneurope.com. 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. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Jeanine Cicognini". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Brig District
- Swiss female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Switzerland
- Olympic badminton players of Italy
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Italy
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Italian sportspeople stubs
- Badminton biography stubs