Anna Kathleen Rice (born 19 August 1980) is a Canadian
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player. She attended
Handsworth Secondary School, and completed a
B.A. from the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...
.
Career
In 1999, Rice represented
British Columbia
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competed at the
Canada Winter Games in
Corner Brook
Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,316 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrado ...
, clinched the women's singles title and runner-up in the women's doubles. In 2000, Rice moved to Denmark to play in the Danish Club League and to train at the International Badminton Academy under coach
Michael Kjeldsen. She was two times Olympian and five times
National Champion.
In
Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, in women's doubles with partner
Denyse Julien. They were defeated by
Saralee Thungthongkam and
Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand. She also competed in
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
Qualification
The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. ...
and was a round-of-16 finalist, being the first North American player to do so. In
Beijing 2008, she competed in the singles event. She reached the third round, beating
Eva Lee of the United States and
Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland before she was defeated by
Lu Lan
Lu Lan (; born 2 May 1987) is a badminton player from China.
Career
In 2004, she won the Polish Open. In 2006, she won the Korea Open and finished the year in the 5th position in the BWF World Ranking.
In 2007, she won the Denmark Super Se ...
in straight games.
She won the
Canadian National Championships in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. She has also won the
U.S. Open title in 2009 and
Pan American women's singles champion in
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
and
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
. She also won two silver medals at the
2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...
in the women's singles and doubles event. Rice participated in the
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
and
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...
, reaching the quarter-finals in 2010. Her highest world ranking was 18, the highest in Canadian history until
Michelle Li
Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. She has won gold in bo ...
achieved a ranking of 11.
Rice is coached by Julia Chen and Michael Kjeldsen. She now focuses her time directing the coaching program and offering badminton lessons.
Achievements
Pan American Games
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
Pan Am Championships
''Women's singles''
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the
Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...
(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
''Women's singles''
:
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
:
BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
...
tournament
:
BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
...
tournament
References
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1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Canadian female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Canada
Badminton players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Pan American Games silver medalists in badminton
Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Commonwealth Games badminton players for Canada
Sportswomen from British Columbia
21st-century Canadian sportswomen