Leanne Choo
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 Australia
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| Born |
5 June 1991 Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (7/14/2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leanne Choo (born 5 June, 1991) is a female badminton player from Australia. Choo is the reigning Oceania Champion in women's and mixed doubles. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, alongside former women's doubles partner, Renuga Veteran. Choo was scheduled to be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Leanne, nicknamed Choo, Choobuka and Cheanne Loo, was born in Adelaide, South Australia. She attended Glen Osmond Primary School and later graduated from Glenunga International High School. In 2010, she enrolled at the University of Adelaide to study a degree in architecture. Choo is a member of the Sturt Badminton Club, the largest badminton club in South Australia.
Choo started playing badminton when she was eight years old. She rose to prominence as a junior becoming the first South Australian to win a triple crown at a national event. Due to her ongoing success, she was made a member of the Australian National Team. As a member of the national team, she is based at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, in Melbourne, Victoria.
Choo has represented Australia multiple times including at the 2006, 2007 and 2009 BWF World Junior Championships. She continued representing Australia at a junior level at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney and the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. Her senior debut was at the 2010 Uber Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She also competed at the 2012 edition in Wuhan, China. Choo has also represented Australia at the World Mixed Team Championships, the Sudirman Cup in 2011 and 2015.
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