Mathew Fogarty

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Mathew Fogarty
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1956-10-30) 30 October 1956 (age 66)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Men's
Highest ranking168 (MS) 5 Nov 2011
72 (XD) 25 June 2018
Current ranking595 (MS) 25 June 2018
72 (XD) 25 June 2018
BWF profile

Mathew Fogarty (born 30 October 1956) is an American male badminton player who has specialized in doubles events. He has shared the men's double title in four U.S. National Badminton Championships (1980, 1984, 1986, 2000) with three different partners. [1] In 1985, Partnering with Bruce Pontow from Chicago Illinois, coming out of retirement after 2 years, Pontow and Fogarty established the greatest “Underdog” defeat in Men's Doubles history defeating Korean All-England Champions Kim Moon-soo and Lee Deuk-choon in Thomas Cup held in Vancouver, Canada after the Men's Team with Legendary coach and player Park Joo-bong challenged into and winning the Pan American Zone. The victory by far the best an Unranked pair competed against the best in the world during the era from 1985 until 1991 Korea Dominated World Badminton by winning many of the All-England doubles events (Women's, Men's and Mixed Doubles) with 16 wins to Korea, 4 to China, and 1 win to Nora Perry from England and Billy Gilliland from Scotland. In 2008, he won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed team event. [2] He also won the men's doubles bronze medal in 2009 and 2014. [3] [4] In 2015, at age 58, Fogarty became the oldest shuttler competing at the BWF World Championships at the Istora Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta. He has been qualified for the BWF World Championships seven times. He practiced six days a week after work to maintain his fitness. [5] Fogarty works as a Physician by practice in the US Navy. [6]

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Achievements

Pan Am Championships 2

Men's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Seguin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrian Liu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng
11-21, 10-21 Med 3.png Bronze
2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg David Neumann Flag of Peru.svg Antonio de Vinatea
Flag of Peru.svg Martin Del Valle
21-18, 14-21, 16-21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Manhattan Beach International Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Seguin Flag of Indonesia.svg David Yedija Pohan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Alverino Sidarta
17-21, 14-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Puerto Rico International Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Seguin Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Greco
Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni
13-21, 12-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Colombia International Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Jinadasa Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Alves
Flag of Peru.svg Andrés Corpancho
21-13, 15-21, 21-17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Colombia International Flag of Scotland.svg Alistair Casey Flag of Peru.svg Pablo Aguilar
Flag of Peru.svg Bruno Monteverde
11-21, 21-18, 19-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Guatemala International Flag of the United States.svg David Neumann Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez
16-21, 14-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Mexican International Flag of the United States.svg David Neumann Flag of Mexico.svg José Luis Gonzalez
Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés López
18-21, 21-16, 14-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Colombia International Flag of the United States.svg David Neumann Flag of Ecuador.svg Santiago Zambrano
Flag of Ecuador.svg Sebastian Teran
21-9, 17-21, 21-14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Puerto Rico International Flag of the United States.svg Dean Schoppe Flag of Brazil.svg Kumasaka Guilherme
Flag of Brazil.svg Pardo Guilherme
10-21, 15-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Brazil São Paulo International Flag of the United States.svg Dean Schoppe Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Lopezllera
Flag of Mexico.svg Bernardo Monreal
15-9, 15-10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Pan American Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Han Flag of the United States.svg Andy Chong
Flag of the United States.svg Henrik Wiberg
15-8, 15-4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Suriname International Flag of the United States.svg Dean Schoppe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Olynyk
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iain Sydie
3-15, 2-15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Miami International Flag of the United States.svg Andy Chong Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Han
5-15, 12-15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Brazil São Paulo International Flag of the United States.svg Dean Schoppe Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Kumasaka
Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo von Scala
10-15, 15-8, 15-11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Brazil São Paulo International Flag of the United States.svg Lina Taft Flag of Peru.svg Rodrigo Pacheco
Flag of Peru.svg Lorena Blanco
3-11, 1-11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Pan American Classic Flag of the United States.svg Lina Taft Flag of the United States.svg Andy Chong
Flag of the United States.svg Kokoe Tanak
2-15, 14-17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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