Georgie Cupidon

Georgie Cupidon
Georgie Cupidon
Personal information
Birth name	Georgie Winsley Cupidon
Country	Seychelles
Born	November 10, 1981[1]; Victoria, Seychelles[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Event	Mixed doubles
Representing Seychelles
Men's badminton
All-Africa Games
African Championships
	BWF profile

Georgie Winsley Cupidon (born November 10, 1981) is a badminton player from Seychelles. He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.[1] He carried the national flag at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[3] Together with Ah-Wan, he won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2007 African Championships, also at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He competed in four consecutive Commonwealth Games from 2002 to 2014.[4]

Achievements

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Steve Malcouzanne	Jinkan Ifraimu Ola Fagbemi	16–21, 10–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	Juliette Ah-Wan	Andries Malan Jennifer Fry	15–21, 18–21	Bronze
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Allisen Camille	Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen	20–22, 21–9, 16–21	Silver
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Juliette Ah-Wan	Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel	21–14, 21–17	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Steve Malcouzane	Andries Malan Willem Viljoen	12–21, 10–21	Bronze
2009	Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya	Steve Malcouzane	Jinkan Ifraimu Ola Fagbemi	10–21, 18–21	Bronze
2007	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Steve Malcouzane	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam	17–21, 16–21	Silver
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Steve Malcouzane	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam	23–25, 25–23, 13–21	Bronze
2000	Bauchi, Nigeria	Nicholas Jumaye	Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke	4–15, 4–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Allisen Camille	Enrico James Stacey Doubell	16–21, 21–17, 23–25	Bronze
2009	Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya	Juliette Ah-Wan	Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel	21–18, 20–22, 16–21	Silver
2007	Rose Hill, Mauritius	Juliette Ah-Wan	Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards	21–16, 11–21, 21–15	Gold
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Juliette Ah-Wan	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–16, 17–21, 21–16	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Kenya International	Steve Malcouzane	Himesh Patel Patrick Ruto	21–11, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Mauritius International	Allisen Camille	Willem Viljoen Michelle Butler-Emmett	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2012	Mauritius International	Cynthia Course	Deeneshsing Baboolall Shama Aboobakar	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2009	Mauritius International	Juliette Ah-Wan	Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel	17–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2007	Mauritius International	Juliette Ah-Wan	Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards	9–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2006	Mauritius International	Juliette Ah-Wan	Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2001	Mauritius International	Juliette Ah-Wan	Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar	2–7, 3–7, 8–7	Runner-up
1999	Kenya International	Juliette Ah-Wan	Steve Malcouzane Lucia Banane	15–10, 15–6	Winner

BWF Future Series tournament

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "2008 Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
"Georgie Cupidon Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"XXIX Olympiad-Team Seychelles return from Beijing Olympics". Seychelles Nation. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
"Georgie Winsley Cupidon". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Allan Julie	Flagbearer for Seychelles Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Dominic Dugasse

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