Jennie King

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Jennie King
Personal information
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38)
Dublin, Ireland
Women's
Highest ranking427 (WS) 17 May 2012
121 (WD) 18 Oct 2012
295 (XD)31 Oct 2013
BWF profile

Jennie King (born 28 February 1986, now married Jennie Magee) is an Irish female badminton player. [1] In 2012, she won Irish Future Series tournament in women's doubles event with her partner Sinead Chambers. [2] In 2016, she became the coach of Irish national badminton squad U-13. [3]

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References

  1. "Players: Jennie King". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "Fyffes Irish Future Series 2012". www.irishsportscouncil.ie. Sport Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. "Irish National Squads". www.badmintonireland.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 4 September 2016.