Mathew Fogarty (born 30 October 1956) is an American male badminton player who has specialized in doubles events. He has shared the men's double title in four U.S. National Badminton Championships (1980, 1984, 1986, 2000) with three different partners.[1] In 1985, Partnering with Bruce Pontow from Chicago Illinois, coming out of retirement after 2 years, Pontow and Fogarty established the greatest “Underdog” defeat in Men's Doubles history defeating Korean All-England Champions Kim Moon-soo and Lee Deuk-choon in Thomas Cup held in Vancouver, Canada after the Men's Team with Legendary coach and player Park Joo-bong challenged into and winning the Pan American Zone. The victory by far the best an Unranked pair competed against the best in the world during the era from 1985 until 1991 Korea Dominated World Badminton by winning many of the All-England doubles events (Women's, Men's and Mixed Doubles) with 16 wins to Korea, 4 to China, and 1 win to Nora Perry from England and Billy Gilliland from Scotland. In 2008, he won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed team event.[2] He also won the men's doubles bronze medal in 2009 and 2014.[3][4] In 2015, at age 58, Fogarty became the oldest shuttler competing at the BWF World Championships at the Istora Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta. He has been qualified for the BWF World Championships seven times. He practiced six days a week after work to maintain his fitness.[5] Fogarty works as a Physician by practice in the US Navy.[6]
| Mathew Fogarty | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | United States |
| Born | 30 October 1956 |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Men's | |
| Highest ranking | 168 (MS) 5 Nov 2011 72 (XD) 25 June 2018 |
| Current ranking | 595 (MS) 25 June 2018 72 (XD) 25 June 2018 |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Achievements edit
Pan Am Championships 2 edit
Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
 Bjorn Seguin
|
 Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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11-21, 10-21 |  Bronze
|
| 2009 | Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico |
David Neumann
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 Antonio de Vinatea Martin Del Valle
|
21-18, 14-21, 16-21 | Bronze
|
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Brazil São Paulo International | Lina Taft
|
Rodrigo Pacheco Lorena Blanco
|
3-11, 1-11 |  Runner-up
|
| 2000 | Pan American Classic | Lina Taft
|
Andy Chong Kokoe Tanak
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2-15, 14-17 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Mathew Fogarty". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "USA Badminton Team Wins Three Bronze Medals at the 2008 Pan American Badminton Championships". www.teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Canadá se llena de oro en Panamericano de Bádminton". www.informador.com.mx (in Spanish). El Informador. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "XIX Pan Am Championships 2014 – Day 3: Chew in Line for Double". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Oldest shuttler aims to be sport's watchdog". www.thejakartapost.com. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Never too old for a smash or two". www.deccanherald.com. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
External links edit
- Mathew Fogarty at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com