Kerry-Lee Harrington

Kerry-Lee Harrington (born 21 March 1986) is a South African badminton player.[1] She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Stacy Doubell, in the women's doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.[2] Harrington represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's singles. She received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Malaysia's Wong Mew Choo, with a score of 4–21 each in two straight periods.[3][4]

Kerry-Lee Harrington
Personal information
Country	South Africa
Born	21 March 1986 Durban, South Africa
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	97 (WS 8 December 2011) 237 (XD 22 October 2009)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Africa All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Mixed team 2007 Algiers Women's doubles African Championships 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team 2009 Nairobi Mixed team 2011 Marrakesh Women's singles 2009 Nairobi Women's doubles 2007 Rose Hill Women's singles 2007 Rose Hill Mixed team 2010 Kampala Women's singles 2007 Rose Hill Women's doubles Africa Team Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team 2010 Kampala Women's team 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Stacey Doubell			Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Marrakesh, Morocco	Stacey Doubell	18–21, 16–21	Silver
2010	Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda	Hadia Hosny	17–21, 15–21	Bronze
2007	Stadium National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius	Grace Daniel	16–21, 16–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya	Stacey Doubell	Grace Daniel Mary Gideon	16–21, 15–21	Silver
2007	Stadium National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius	Stacey Doubell	Grace Daniel Karen Foo Kune	18–21, 12–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	South Africa International	Stacey Doubell	12–21, 14–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Botswana International	Michelle Butler-Emmett	Megan de Beer Johanita Scholtz	18–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2008	Mauritius International	Stacey Doubell	Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards	7–21, 21–17, 14–21	Runner-up
2008	Mauritius International	Chantal Botts	Karen Foo Kune Grace Daniel	15–21, 22–24	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kerry-Lee Harrington". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
2. "S. African badminton players dominate African championships". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
3. "Women's Singles Round of 32". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
4. "China off to strong start in badminton". Team USA. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

External links

• Kerry-Lee Harrington at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Kerry-Lee Harrington at BWFbadminton.com
• Kerry-Lee Harrington at the International Olympic Committee
• Kerry-Lee Harrington at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Kerry-Lee Harrington at the Commonwealth Games Federation
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile