Shannon Pohl (born 9 November 1980) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player from the United States.

Career

Shannon was the highest-ranked American badminton player in the world in women’s singles in 2009. Her top ranking is #69 in the world in women’s singles. Shannon was a member of the United States World Championship Badminton Team in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. She has represented the United States in badminton tournaments in 46 countries. She played at the

2005 World Badminton Championships The 2005 IBF World Championships (14th World Badminton Championships) was held in Anaheim, southern California, United States, from August 15 to August 21, 2005. 2004 Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia won the men's singles over China' ...

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and reached the round of 32.

Coaching

Shannon is currently head coach and director of the Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy in Vernon Hills, IL. She is a USA Badminton Level 2 Elite Talent Coach and she was the US Assistant National Coach for the 2010 Jr. Pan American Championships.

External links

Shannon Pohl - official site

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pohl, Shannon American female badminton players 1980 births Living people Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games medalists in badminton 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women Sportspeople from Arlington Heights, Illinois