Mariana Agathangelou

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Mariana Agathangelou
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 36)
Jersey
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
HandednessRight
CoachNathan Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking23 (17 April 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Manchester Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 VölklingenGirls' doubles
BWF profile

Mariana Agathangelou (born 14 August 1988) is a British badminton player. [1] She competed for England in the mixed team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal. She went on to represent Jersey in the same competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [2] but was eliminated in the knockout stages.

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Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petya Nedelcheva
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Russkikh
18–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany
Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Konon
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristína Ludíková
20–22, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Rachel Howard Flag of England.svg Hayley Connor
Flag of England.svg Heather Olver
15–6, 16–17, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Welsh International Flag of England.svg Natalie Munt Flag of England.svg Jenny Wallwork
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Rayappan
WalkoverGold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Slovak International Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of England.svg Sarah Bok
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Rayappan
21–13, 14–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Scottish International Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Sorokina
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Vislova
14–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cai Jiani
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xi
17–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008Scottish International Flag of Scotland.svg Jillie Cooper Flag of Sweden.svg Emelie Lennartsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Emma Wengberg
21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008Welsh International Flag of Scotland.svg Jillie Cooper Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ilse Vaessen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rachel van Cutsen
17–21, 21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009Scottish International Flag of Scotland.svg Emma Mason Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Sorokina
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Vislova
16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Irish International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Denmark.svg Maria Helsbøl
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Skelbæk
21–13, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010Scottish International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of England.svg Jenny Wallwork
Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White
17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010Irish International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Denmark.svg Maria Helsbøl
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Skelbæk
21–12, 12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Singapore.svg Shinta Mulia Sari
Flag of Singapore.svg Yao Lei
12–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Bulgarian International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of India.svg Pradnya Gadre
Flag of India.svg Prajakta Sawant
18–21, 21–7, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011Irish International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Ern
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin
21–14, 16–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Swedish Masters Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
21–15, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
21–12, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Spanish Open Flag of England.svg Alexandra Langley Flag of Russia.svg Tatjana Bibik
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Chervaykova
21–12, 16–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Spanish Open Flag of England.svg Robin Middleton Flag of India.svg Arun Vishnu
Flag of India.svg Aparna Balan
21–16, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 Norwegian International Flag of England.svg Robin Middleton Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Heather Olver
19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Irish International Flag of England.svg Robin Middleton Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
16–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 European Circuit Finals Flag of England.svg Robin Middleton Flag of Austria.svg Roman Zirnwald
Flag of Austria.svg Simone Prutsch
21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
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References

  1. "Players: Mariana Agathangelou". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Jersey's Mariana Agathangelou enjoys relaxed Glasgow 2014 team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2014.