# Jennie Gai

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American badminton player (born 2001)

Jennie Gai 蓋駱 Gai at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Personal information Born (2001-02-25) February 25, 2001 (age 25) Lowell, Massachusetts, United States Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb) Sport Country United States Sport Badminton Handedness Right Coached by Naoko Fukuman Tony Gunawan[1] Women's & mixed doubles Highest ranking 66 (WS, January 24, 2023) 24 (WD with Francesca Corbett, April 14, 2026) 21 (XD with Presley Smith, May 19, 2026) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, July 18, 2023) Current ranking 24 (WD with Francesca Corbett) 21 (XD with Presley Smith) (May 26, 2026) BWF profile Medal record Women's badminton Representing the United States Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Women's singles 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles Pan American Championships 2026 Lima Mixed doubles 2024 Guatemala City Mixed doubles 2026 Lima Women's doubles 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles 2019 Aguascalientes Women's singles 2025 Lima Mixed doubles Pan Am Mixed Team Championships 2019 Lima Mixed team 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team 2025 Aguascalientes Mixed team 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team Pan Am Female Cup 2022 Acapulco Women's team 2026 Guatemala City Women's team Pan Am Junior Championships 2017 Markham Mixed team 2016 Lima Girls' singles 2017 Markham Girls' singles 2016 Lima Mixed team Representing Mixed-NOCs Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team

**Jennie Gai** ([/ɡaɪ/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); born February 25, 2001)[1] is an American [badminton](/source/Badminton) player who competes in international level events.[2] She was a gold medalist at the [2018 Summer Youth Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics),[3] and silver medalists in the [2023 Pan American Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games).[4]

## Personal life

Gai graduated with a bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science from the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley) in 2022.[1]

## Career

In the junior event, Gai won six titles in the [Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships](/source/Pan_Am_Junior_Badminton_Championships) (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the [2016 BWF World Junior Championships](/source/2016_BWF_World_Junior_Championships).[5] She won her first senior international title in the 2017 [Internacional Mexicano](/source/Mexican_Open_(badminton)).[6]

In 2018, Gai became the first and only American badminton player since 2010 to qualify for the [Youth Olympic Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics). She finished the tournament as a quarter-finalist in the girls' singles and won the gold medal in the team event together with Team Alpha.[3]

In 2022, she helped the American women's team win the [Pan Am Female Cup](/source/2022_Pan_Am_Male_%26_Female_Badminton_Cup), and qualified for the [Uber Cup](/source/2022_Thomas_%26_Uber_Cup).[7]

In 2023, Gai made her debut at the [Pan American Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games), clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles.[4]

In 2024, Gai represented her country competing in the [Summer Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_doubles) in the mixed doubles with Vinson Chiu.[1]

## Achievements

### Pan American Games

*Women's singles*

Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Beiwen Zhang 8–21, 12–21 Silver

*Mixed doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Vinson Chiu Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 21–17, 17–21, 19–21 Silver

### Pan Am Championships

*Women's singles*

Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Brittney Tam 8–21, 21–14, 18–21 Bronze

*Women's doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Jamie Hsu Michelle Tong Josephine Wu 17–21, 15–21 Bronze 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Francesca Corbett Lauren Lam Allison Lee 18–21, 18–21 Silver

*Mixed doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Vinson Chiu Presley Smith Allison Lee 21–15, 15–21, 14–21 Silver 2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Presley Smith Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 22–20, 17–21, 18–21 Bronze 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Presley Smith Davi Silva Sânia Lima 21–16, 21–15 Gold

### Pan Am Junior Championships

*Girls' singles*

Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru Qingzi Ouyang 6–21, 9–21 Silver 2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Lauren Lam 12–21, 21–19, 20–22 Silver

### BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 Canada Open Super 300 Presley Smith Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up

### BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

*Women's singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2017 Internacional Mexicano Isabel Zhong 21–11, 18–21, 21–16 Winner 2018 Internacional Mexicano Tahimara Oropeza 21–13, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2021 Guatemala International Samayara Panwar 21–6, 21–9 Winner 2021 Internacional Mexicano Lauren Lam 9–21, 15–21 Runner-up

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Brazil International Jamie Hsu Rachel Honderich Jamie Subandhi 15–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2019 Jamaica International Breanna Chi Inés Castillo Dánica Nishimura 21–11, 21–6 Winner 2019 Silicon Valley International Breanna Chi Annie Xu Kerry Xu 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2019 Internacional Mexicano Breanna Chi Jessica Bautista Vanessa Villalobos 21–10, 21–10 Winner

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Mexican International Vinson Chiu Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2021 Internacional Mexicano Vinson Chiu Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu 21–13, 21–11 Winner 2022 Mexican International Vinson Chiu Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi 15–21, 21–18, 10–21 Runner-up 2022 Peru Challenge Vinson Chiu Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 22–20, 13–21, 23–21 Winner 2022 Mexican International Vinson Chiu Joshua Yuan Allison Lee 21–14, 22–24, 23–21 Winner 2023 Mexican International Vinson Chiu Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 22–20, 21–16 Winner 2023 Maldives International Vinson Chiu Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2023 Peru Challenge Vinson Chiu Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

### BWF Junior International (1 title)

*Girls' singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2018 Mexican Junior International[note 1] Fernanda Saponara Rivva 22–20, 21–6 Winner

- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

- BWF Junior International Series tournament

- BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** This tournament points equivalent to Continental Junior Championships.[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-og24_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-og24_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-og24_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-og24_1-3) ["GAI Jennie"](https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/jennie-gai_1955625). *[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics)*. Retrieved July 31, 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jennie Gai"](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/83074/jennie-gai). Badminton World Federation. July 13, 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-yog18_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-yog18_3-1) Chan, Elaine (November 15, 2018). ["Senior Jennie Gai Wins Team Gold at the 2018 Youth Olympic"](https://ihsvoice.com/sports/2018/11/15/senior-jennie-gai-wins-team-gold-at-the-2018-youth-olympic-games/). *The Voice*. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pag23_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pag23_4-1) ["U.S. Wins Four Medals at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games"](https://usabadminton.org/u-s-wins-four-medals-at-santiago-2023-pan-american-games/). USA Badminton. October 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jennie Gai - Team USA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200714060959/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-badminton/athletes/Jennie-Gai). United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. July 13, 2020. Archived from [the original](https://www.teamusa.org/usa-badminton/athletes/Jennie-Gai) on July 14, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mex17_6-0)** Ricardo, Lisset Isabel (September 24, 2017). ["Plata y bronce para Cuba"](https://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=41652) (in Spanish). JIT. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pafc22_7-0)** Sankar, Vimal (February 20, 2022). ["Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup"](https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119603/pan-am-badminton-canada-us). Inside the Games. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Alleyne, Gayle (March 19, 2017). ["BWF Launches New Events Structure"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/). [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). Archived from [the original](http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Sukumar, Dev (January 10, 2018). ["Action-Packed Season Ahead!"](http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/). Badminton World Federation. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/) from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CanceledTour_10-0)** ["IV Yonex Mexican International U19 2018"](https://bwfbadminton.com/results/3008/iv-yonex-mexican-international-u19-2018/podium). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

## External links

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v t e Youth Olympic champions in badminton – mixed NOCs events Doubles 2014: Cheam June Wei (MAS) / Ng Tsz Yau (HKG) (MIX) Team relay 2018: Lakshya Sen (IND) / Giovanni Toti (ITA) / Vannthoun Vath (CAM) / Brian Yang (CAN) / Hasini Nusaka Ambalangodage (SRI) / Maria Delcheva (BUL) / Jennie Gai (USA) / Ashwathi Pillai (SWE) (MIX) Bold: Olympic medalists in badminton

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