Badminton player
| Rachael Darragh | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Born | (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27) Letterkenny, Ireland |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 59 (WS, 24 October 2023) 67 (WD with Sara Boyle, 17 November 2016) 74 (XD with Paul Reynolds, 25 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | 68 (WS, 16 July 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Rachael Darragh (born 24 September 1997) is an Irish badminton player who trained at the Raphoe Badminton Club in Raphoe in East Donegal. She won the girls' singles bronze medal at the 2012 UK School Games held in London. At the same year, she became the runner-up of 2012 Fyffes Irish Future Series in the women's doubles event with her partner Alannah Stephenson. Darragh competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games, also represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Darragh graduated from the Royal and Prior School in Raphoe, and studied leisure management at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lithuanian International |  Malvika Bansod
|
14–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Irish International |  Alannah Stephenson
|
Sinead Chambers Jennie King
|
18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2020 | Portugal International | Sara Boyle
|
 Lauren Middleton Holly Newall
|
20–22, 23–25 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Rachael Darragh". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Profile: Rachael Darragh". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Medals at UK School Games". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Fyffes Irish Future Series 2012". Sport Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Rachael Darragh". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- McNulty, Chris (25 June 2019). "Rachael Darragh loses out to Li in Minsk". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Participants: Rachael Darragh". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
- Rachael Darragh at BWFBadminton.com
- Rachael Darragh at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Rachael Darragh at Olympics.com
- Rachael Darragh at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Rachael Darragh at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Rachael Darragh at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Rachael Darragh at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Rachael Darragh at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Irish female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for Ireland
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Ireland
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2023 European Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at the Royal and Prior School
- Sportspeople from Letterkenny
- Sportspeople from County Donegal
- 21st-century Irish sportswomen
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- European badminton biography stubs