Canadian badminton player
Badminton player
Valérie "Val" Loker (born May 1, 1980) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] She won a silver medal, along with her partner Mike Beres in the mixed doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , against the winning U.S. pair Howard Bach and Eva Lee , with a score of 18–21 and 17–21.[2] [3] Loker is also a member of Club Excellence Yonex Laval in Montreal , Quebec , and is coached and trained by Jean-Paul Girard.[4]
Loker qualified for the mixed doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , by placing fifteenth and receiving an allocated spot from the Badminton World Federation 's ranking list.[5] Playing with three-time Olympian Beres, Loker lost the preliminary round match to Thai pair Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam , with a score of 9–21 each in two straight periods.[6] [7]
References
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Val Loker" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2013 . Full name: Valérie "Val" Loker
^ "Bach's busy day: Gold and silver in badminton" . USA Today . May 18, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
^ "Canada adds 13 medals to Pan Am Games haul" . Canwest News Service . Canada.com . July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
^ "Une longue route vers les Olympiques pour Valérie Loker" [A long road to the Olympics for Valerie Loker] (in French). Courrier Laval. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
^ O'Leary, Ed (August 7, 2008). "Big year pays off with Beijing berth" . Brantford Expositor . Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
^ "Mixed Doubles Round of 16" . NBC Olympics . Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
^ "Canadians out of badminton mixed doubles" . CBC Sports . August 12, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013 .
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