UC Irvine Olympians

May Mangkalakiri

  • Country USA
  • Sport / Event Badminton
  • Olympic Years 2008

Biography

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
Member of the badminton team at the 2008 Bejing Games, competing in women’s doubles

Lost to Jiang Yanmei and Li Yuiia from Singapore in the first round 19-21, 19-21 with partner Eva Lee

Named the United States Olympic Committee's Female Badminton Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2003 and 2005

AT UCI
Graduated with a degree in social ecology in 2006

Did not compete as an athlete at UCI
 
EXTRAS
Mangkalakiri was high school teammates with Eva Lee