Kerry-Lee Harrington

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Kerry-Lee Harrington
Personal information
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1986-03-21) 21 March 1986 (age 38)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking97 (WS 8 December 2011)
237 (XD 22 October 2009)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers Women's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Nairobi Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Marrakesh Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Nairobi Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rose Hill Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rose Hill Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Kampala Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rose Hill Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Kampala Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Kerry-Lee Harrington (born 21 March 1986) is a South African badminton player. [1] She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Stacy Doubell, in the women's doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. [2] Harrington represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's singles. She received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Malaysia's Wong Mew Choo, with a score of 4–21 each in two straight periods. [3] [4]

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Achievements

All-Africa Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell Flag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg
Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011 Marrakesh, Morocco Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell 18–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2010 Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny 17–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2007 Stadium National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel 16–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Moi International Sports Complex,
Nairobi, Kenya
Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel
Flag of Nigeria.svg Mary Gideon
16–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver
2007 Stadium National Badminton Centre,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel
Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune
18–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell 12–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Botswana International Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Butler-Emmett Flag of South Africa.svg Megan de Beer
Flag of South Africa.svg Johanita Scholtz
18–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Mauritius International Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
7–21, 21–17, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Mauritius International Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune
Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel
15–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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