Antonio Rangel
Antonio Rangel (27 October 1943 - 22 December 2004) was a Mexican Badminton player that competed in the different categories of singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Sports career
In 1958, when he was just 14 years old, Antonio Rangel became the national champion of Mexico for the first time, competing in the doubles category, together with his brother Raul Rangel. By 1967, he had already won 22 Mexican national championships. In 1966, he won 2 more titles in the National Open of Mexico both as a singles player and in the doubles category, teaming up with his brother Raul Rangel.
National Championships of Mexico[1][2]
| Year | Tournament | Category | Place | Name |
| 1958 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raúl Rangel |
| 1959 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Ernestina Rivera |
| 1959 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1959 | National championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
| 1960 | National championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
| 1960 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Ernestina Rivera |
| 1960 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1961 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1961 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Ernestina Rivera |
| 1962 | National championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
| 1962 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1963 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Carolina Allier |
| 1963 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1964 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1964 | National championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
| 1964 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Carolina Allier |
| 1965 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Carolina Allier |
| 1966 | National championship of Mexico | Mixed | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Lucero Soto |
| 1966 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
| 1966 | National championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
| 1967 | National championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
| 1967 | National championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raul Rangel |
National Open Championships of Mexico[3][4]
The International Tournament of Mexico City was held in the years 1949, 1952, 1958, 1959 and 1962. Since 1964, this competition became known as the National Open of Mexico.[3]
| Year | Tournament | Category | Place | Name |
| 1966 | National Open Championship of Mexico | Doubles | 1 | Antonio Rangel / Raúl Rangel |
| 1966 | National Open Championship of Mexico | Singles | 1 | Antonio Rangel |
Thomas Cup
Antonio Rangel was part of the first Mexican team that competed in the Thomas Cup (North American zone) and that was defeated by Japan in 1964 (0-9).[5] In February 1967, he competed for the second time with the Mexican team that was eliminated by Canada in the semi-finals of the zone; Antonio Rangel lost against the Canadian champion, Wayne MacDonnell: 12-15, 15-6 y 15-8.[6] In men´s doubles, he played together with Oscar Luján, against the brothers Ed and Rolf Peterson and lost: 15-5 y 15-6.[6] In 1970, Antonio Rangel participated in the Thomas Cup for the last time as member of the team that was coached by the former Indonesian player Tan Joe Hok (winner of the All-England Open in 1959),[7] this time Mexico lost against the United States (2-7), in San Diego, California.
References
- ↑ "Antonio Rangel". Wikipedia (in German).
- ↑ ''Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation'', London, 27. Auflage 1969, S. 212-217
- 1 2 "Mexico International". Wikipedia (in German).
- ↑ Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation, London, 28. Auflage 1970
- ↑ "Badminton MX". Badminton MX facebook. Federación Mexicana de Badminton.
- 1 2 "The Montreal Gazette - Búsqueda en el archivo de Google Noticias". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "Tan Joe Hok". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.