Shannon Pohl
{{Short description|American badminton player}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|11|9}}
| birth_place = Arlington Heights, IL, United States
| height = 5'5
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| event = Women's singles
| highest_ranking = 69
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| country = {{USA}}
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| coach = Michael Kjeldsen
| handedness = Right
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{{MedalSport|Women's badminton}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 2008 Peru | Singles}}
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Shannon Pohl (born 9 November 1980) is a badminton player from the United States.
Career
Shannon was the highest-ranked American badminton player in the world in women's singles in 2009. Her top ranking is #69 in the world in women's singles. Shannon was a member of the United States World Championship Badminton Team in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. She has represented the United States in badminton tournaments in 46 countries.{{cite web |url=http://www.shannonpohl.com/badmintonacademy/BadmtnAcademy.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081707/http://www.shannonpohl.com/badmintonacademy/BadmtnAcademy.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}
She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the round of 32.
Coaching
Shannon is currently head coach and director of the Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy in Vernon Hills, IL. She is a USA Badminton Level 2 Elite Talent Coach and she was the US Assistant National Coach for the 2010 Jr. Pan American Championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.shannonpohl.com/coaching/coaching.html |title=Coaching |accessdate=2011-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081717/http://www.shannonpohl.com/coaching/coaching.html |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}
External links
- [http://www.shannonpohl.com Shannon Pohl - official site]
References
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Category:American female badminton players
Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States
Category:Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
Category:Maccabiah Games medalists in badminton
Category:21st-century American Jews