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Jennie King
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 40)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
SportBadminton
Women's
Highest ranking427 (WS) 17 May 2012
121 (WD) 18 Oct 2012
295 (XD)31 Oct 2013
BWF profile

Jennie King (born 28 February 1986, married name Jennie Magee) is an Irish female badminton player.[1] In 2012, she won Irish Future Series tournament in women's doubles event with her partner Sinead Chambers.[2] In 2016, she became the coach of Irish national badminton squad U-13.[3]

King is an eight-time Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the Irish women's singles title in 2003[4] and the women's doubles seven times (six of which were with Sinead Chambers).[5]

After marrying fellow badminton player Daniel Magee, the couple applied for planning permission to build an elite training sport facility in Ballymore Eustace.[6]

References

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  1. "Players: Jennie King". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "Fyffes Irish Future Series 2012". www.irishsportscouncil.ie. Sport Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. "Irish National Squads". www.badmintonireland.com. Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. "Badminton Ireland National Champions Women's Singles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  5. "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. "Planning application for elite sporting facility submitted to KCC". Kildare Now. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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