Rice, Anna
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| Birthname | Anna Kathleen Rice | ||||
| born on | 19 August 1980 at 04:52 (= 04:52 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Vancouver, British Columbia (CAN), 49n16, 123w07 | ||||
| Timezone | PDT h7w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   26°38'   02°56 Asc. 11°37'
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Biography
Canadian badminton player whose highest world ranking was 18, the highest in Canadian history until Michelle Li achieved a ranking of 11. Rice competed in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
Rice won the Canadian National Championships in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. She won the US Open title in 2009 and Pan American women's singles champion in 2007 and 2009. She won two silver medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles event. Rice participated in the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, reaching the quarter finals in 2010.
Rice now focuses her time directing the coaching program and offering badminton lessons at Badminton Vancouver as well as coaching online through Better Badminton.
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes birth notice, The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 22 August 1980, page C5.
Categories
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate
- Vocation : Sports : Other Sports (Badminton)
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Badminton coach)
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (5x national champion)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (Olympic competitor)