Sam Magee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Samuel Magee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland | 9 January 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 16 February 2022[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Daniel Magee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Joshua Magee 6 April 2017) 21 (XD with Chloe Magee 6 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Samuel Magee (born 9 January 1990) is a retired Irish badminton player.[3][4] He won the 2009 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event at Milan, Italy with his partner Sylvain Grosjean of France.[5] Sam Magee was a bronze medalists at the European Games in the mixed doubles event with his sister Chloe Magee in 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk, also in the men's doubles with his brother Joshua Magee in 2015.[6][7][8]
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Achievements
[edit]European Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() |
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5–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | ![]() |
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8–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
European Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | ![]() |
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14–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy | ![]() |
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27–25, 14–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Brasil Open | ![]() |
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11–10, 11–10, 10–11, 8–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Banuinvest International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2011 | Lithuanian International | ![]() |
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12–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2013 | Irish International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–9 | ![]() |
2016 | Slovenia International | ![]() |
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21–9, 20–22, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–6, 10–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–9 | ![]() |
2011 | Banuinvest International | ![]() |
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21–12, 18–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2011 | Lithuanian International | ![]() |
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21–9, 15–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2011 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
2012 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–18, 17–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Hellas International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | White Nights | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | White Nights | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–13, 16–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athlete: Magee Samuel". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Bonnar, Dáire (16 February 2022). "Sam Magee retires from badminton after trophy laden career". Donegal Daily. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Profile: Sam Magee". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Players: Sam Magee". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Bronze medals for Magee brothers at European Games in Baku". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Disappointed Chloe and Sam Magee settle for bronze in mixed doubles". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Chloe & Sam Magee seal another Irish medal at European Games". RTÉ.ie. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.