ANNA RICE BADMINTON
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About Anna

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Anna Rice is a retired member of the Canadian Olympic Badminton Team and current Head Coach at Badminton Vancouver.  She played in the Danish Pro League for 10 years where she studied under some of the world's best coaches.

Anna is a 5-time National Champion and represented Canada for over 12 years at such events as the Pan Am Games, the Commonwealth Games, Several World Champs and two Olympics ('04 in Athens /'08 in Beijing).
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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Anna placed 9th overall in the women's singles event, a record performance for a female singles player from North America. While continuing with her professional badminton career, now working as a coach and occasional master competitor, Anna strives to use her success on the court to help promote the sport of badminton in North America.  

Anna is a mother to two beautiful children, Robby and Noa, and wife to fellow Canadian Badminton alumni Bobby Milroy. 


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Birthdate: August 19, 1980
Curent Canadian Club: Badminton Vancouver/Hollyburn
Previous Danish Clubs: Triton Aalborg, Vendsyssel Elite Badminton,Kobenhavns Badminton Klub, Herlev, Gentofte, Aarhus Badminton Klub
Languages spoken: English, French, Danish, conversational Spanish

​ Anna's Athletic and Education Resume 

2018
  • Canadian Masters National Champion
2010
  • Canadian National Champion
  • Canada Open Quarter Finalist
 2009
  •  Canadian National Champion 
  • U.S. Open Champion
  • Pan American Champion
  • Puerto Rico Open Champion
2008
  • Beijing Olympic Games,
    ​Last 16
  • Canadian National Champion
  • Finland International Challenge; semi finalist
  • All-England Super Series;
    last 16
  • Singapore Super Series;
    last 16
2007
  • Pan American Champion
  • Bulgaria International Challenge; finalist
  • Toulouse International Challenge; finalist
  • U.S. Open Grand Prix; quarter finalist
  • Philippine Grand Prix Gold; quarter finalist
  • China Super Series; last 16 
  • French Super Series; last 16
  • World Championships;
    ​last 32
  • Sudirman Cup Team Canada member 
 2006
  • Hong Kong Super Series;
    last 16
  • Welsh International; finalist
  • Portuguese International; finalist
  • Bulgaria International;
    semi finalist 
  • Austrian International;
    semi finalist 
  • Commonwealth Games
    team member
  • World Championships
    ​team member
Educational Resume:
  • Master's Degree in Communication for Development, University of Malmo, Sweden (completed: June 2008).
  • Bachelor's Degree in History and Political Science, University of British Columbia, Canada (completed: August 2001).
  • High School: Handsworth Secondary, North Vancouver.
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