Catrine Bengtsson

Catrine Bengtsson
Personal information
Country	Sweden
Born	(1969-09-21) 21 September 1969 (age 55) Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness	Right
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Sweden World Championships 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles Uber Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team European Championships 1994 Den Bosch Mixed doubles 1994 Den Bosch Women's singles 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1992 Glasgow Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team European Junior Championships 1987 Warsaw Girls' doubles 1985 Pressbaum Mixed team 1987 Warsaw Girls' singles 1987 Warsaw Mixed team
BWF profile

Catrine Bengtsson (born 21 September 1969) is a Swedish badminton player. ^[1]

Career

Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarter-finals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15–4, 15–9. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the three events: women's singles, women's doubles with Margit Borg and mixed doubles with Peter Axelsson.

In 1994, she won the European Championships in mixed doubles with Denmark's Michael Søgaard. ^[2] In 1993 she claimed her biggest title, the IBF World Championship in mixed doubles with Denmark's Thomas Lund.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	10–15, 15–6, 15–12	Gold

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Thomas Lund	Chen Xingdong Gu Jun	10–15, 15–10, 15–2	Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Lim Xiaoqing	5–11, 9–12	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Maria Bengtsson	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	15–9, 16–18, 3–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Michael Søgaard	Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen	15–6, 15–9	Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Helle Andersen	8–11, 11–4, 7–11	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Margit Borg	Julie Munday Tracy Dineen	15–4, 17–14	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Swiss Open	Astrid van der Knaap	11–1, 3–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1995	Scottish Open	Doris Piché	8–11, 11–4, 11–9	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Scottish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	18–16, 15–11	Winner
1991	Swedish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Gillian Clark Nettie Nielsen	15–13, 9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Dutch Open	Maria Bengtsson	Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey	9–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1992	Swiss Open	Maria Bengtsson	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1992	Swedish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	6–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1992	German Open	Maria Bengtsson	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	9–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1992	Denmark Open	Maria Bengtsson	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	7–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1992	Scottish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1995	Scottish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Emma Constable Sarah Hardaker	15–7, 15–5	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Swedish Open	Max Gandrup	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1993	Japan Open	Thomas Lund	Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1993	Korea Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Anne Mette Bille	15–9, 12–15, 15–4	Winner
1993	Swedish Open	Thomas Lund	Peter Axelsson Gillian Gowers	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1993	All England Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	1–8 retired	Runner-up
1993	Canadian Open	Thomas Lund	Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen	15–2, 15–9	Winner
1993	U. S. Open	Thomas Lund	Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1993	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1993	Scottish Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Pernille Nedergaard	15–2, 13–11	Winner
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Thomas Lund	Nick Ponting Gillian Clark	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1994	Japan Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen	13–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1996	Dutch Open	Peter Axelsson	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	0–9, 7–9, 6–9	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	USSR International	Vlada Chernyavskaya	11–9, 11–5	Winner
1990	Nordic Championships	Pernille Nedergaard	6–11, 11–8, 10–12	Runner-up
1992	Norwegian International	Helle Andersen	12–9, 11–7	Winner
1993	Norwegian International	Karin Ericsson		Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Nordic Championships	Maria Bengtsson	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	18–14, 4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1993	Norwegian International	Kristin Evernäs	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen		Winner
1998	Norwegian International	Marina Andrievskaya	Koon Wai Chee Ling Wan Ting	12–15, 15–6, 15–13	Winner
1998	Welsh International	Marina Andrievskaya	Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge	15–8, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Welsh International	Henrik Andersson	Donal O'Halloran Elaine Kiely	15–2, 15–7	Winner

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catrine Bengtsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
2. Bernd-Volker Brahms (2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport (revised ed.). Meyer & Meyer Verlag. p. 182. ISBN   978-1782550426.

External links

• Catrine Bengtsson at BWF Badminton.com
• Catrine Bengtsson at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Catrine Bengtsson at Olympics.com
• Catrine Bengtsson at Olympic.org (archived)
• Catrine Bengtsson at Olympedia
• Catrine Bengtsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) ( English translation )