# Mesinee Mangkalakiri

Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri (Thai: เมษิณี มังคละคีรี; RTGS: Mesini Mangkhala-khiri; born April 21, 1983) is an American badminton player of Thai descent. She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Raju Rai, in the mixed doubles at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She repeated her bronze medal performance with her new partner Bob Malaythong in the mixed doubles, and also, beat Canada's Fiona McKee and Charmaine Reid for the gold in the women's doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mangkalakiri is also a member of Orange County Badminton Club in Anaheim, California, and is coached and trained by former Olympic doubles champion Tony Gunawan (2000), who is currently playing for the United States.
Mangkalakiri qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fourteenth and receiving an allocated entry from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Mangkalakiri and her partner and former high school teammate Eva Lee, however, lost the preliminary round match to the Singaporean pair Jiang Yanmei and Li Yujia, with a score of 12–21 each in two straight periods.

## Achievements
### Pan American Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Eva Lee | Charmaine Reid Fiona McKee | 21-14, 21-15 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bob Malaythong | Mike Beres Valerie Loker | 20–22, 21–19, 18–21 | Bronze |
| 2003 | UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Raju Rai | Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien | 8–15, 7–15 | Bronze |

### Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada | Eva Lee | Fiona McKee Charmaine Reid | 20–22, 21–17, 18–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada | Bob Malaythong | Mike Beres Valerie Loker | 11–21, 20–22 | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Puerto Rico Open | Tony Gunawan | Tjitte Weistra Doriana Rivera | 11–2, 11–3 | Winner |

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Brazil International | Agnese Allegrini | 4–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Banuinvest International | Eva Lee | Olga Golovanova Anastasia Prokopenko | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Irish International | Eva Lee | Chloe Magee Bing Huang | 15–21, 21–9, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Canadian International | Eva Lee | Caren Hückstädt Huwaina Razi | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2001 | USA Southern Pan Am International | Meiluawati | Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera | 0–7, 7–3, 7–5 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | OCBC International | Bob Malaythong | Howard Bach Eva Lee | 15–13, 15–12 | Winner |
| 2003 | Guatemala International | Raju Rai | Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien | 6–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | USA Southern Pan Am International | Tony Gunawan | Philippe Bourret Denyse Julien | 11–3, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | USA Southern Pan Am International | Bob Malaythong | Bradley Graham Nigella Saunders | 7–8, 7–5, 8–6 | Winner |
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