Eva Twedberg

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Eva Twedberg
Personal information
Birth nameEva Pettersson
CountrySweden
Born (1943-02-16) 16 February 1943 (age 82)
Ystad, Sweden
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Years active1959–1986
CoachBertil Johnsson
Women's singles
Career title(s)All England (1968, 1971)
European Champion (1970)
Highest ranking1 (1968–1971)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Port Talbot Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Bochum Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Karlskrona Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1972 KarlskronaMixed doubles

Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson, later Eva Stuart, born 16 February 1943) is a Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1971 in both singles and doubles, the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971; [1] the Danish Open in 1968, 1970, [2] and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973; [3] and the European Championships in 1970. [4] Twedberg is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976.

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Personal life

During the latter part of her badminton career, Twedberg married the Northumberland county and England badminton internationalist Elliot Stuart and represented Northumberland. Their marriage was held in Newcastle upon Tyne on 18 August 1973. The two living in North London. [5] She gave birth her son Kristian on 6 December 1974 in Chesire in the North of England. [6]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1968 Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow 11–5, 10–12, 0–11 Med 3.png Bronze
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Flag of Denmark.svg Imre Nielsen 11–8, 10–12, 12–10 Med 1.png Gold
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks 2–11, 7–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Gert Perneklo Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow
11–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1960 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Rasmussen 4–11, 11–1, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1960 Swedish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Berit Olsson 6–11, 11–9, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1963 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Lizbeth von Barnekow Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1964Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 2–11, 11–3, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1965Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Rasmussen 2–11, 11–1, 11–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1965Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen11–8, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966Swedish Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman 0–11, 0–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1966German Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz 8–11, 11–8, 9–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand 11–2, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1967Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand3–11, 11–8, 11–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1967North of Scotland International Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Woodcock 11–1, 11–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 All England Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni 11–6, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968German Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz11–6, 9–11, 11–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand11–2, 11–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 Malaysia Open Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Yuki 1–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1968Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Jette Føge 10–12, 11–3, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 Denmark Open Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Takagi 12–9, 9–11, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 French Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Agnes Geene 11–2, 11–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968East of Scotland International Flag of Sweden.svg Marianne Flykt 11–1, 11–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt 6–11, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1969 Canadian Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Retno Kustijah 11–1, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Jette Føge11–4, 11–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jette Føge11–2, 5–11, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970Denmark Open Flag of Japan.svg Etsuko Takenaka 11–2, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Belgian International Flag of Denmark.svg Imre Rietveld Nielsen 10–12, 11–7, 10–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1971Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck 11–7, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Berglund 11–3, 6–11, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971German Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Gerlatzka11–3, 11–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks 11–3, 7–11, 12–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen 11–5, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972Swedish Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Gerlatzka11–5, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972Dutch Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Gerlatzka11–6, 10–12, 1–5 discontinuedGold medal icon.svgWinner
1972German Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Gerlatzka11–6, 11–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972 U. S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Pam Stockton 11–7, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972Canadian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Berglund11–7, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972Denmark Open Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Nakayama11–4, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard 6–11, 11–5, 11–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Imre Rietveld Nielsen11–7, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 India Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen8–11, 11–8, 11–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973U. S. Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Barb O'Brien 11–6, 11–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973Swedish Open Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck11–3, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 Jamaica International Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck11–7, 3–11, 9–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1974Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen9–11, 8–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1974Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joke van Beusekom 7–11, 11–0, 11–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Kathleen Redhead 11–5, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1981Portugal International Flag of England.svg Catharine Troke 6–11, 11–8, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982Portugal International Flag of England.svg Catharine Troke8–11, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1984Portugal International Flag of England.svg Fiona Elliott 7–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1964 Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Gunilla Dahlström Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Liselotte Nielsen
15–7, 6–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1965 Swedish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Gunilla Dahlström Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
1–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1965 Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Gunilla Dahlström Flag of Denmark.svg Lonny Funch
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
7–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1966Swedish Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
12–15, 15–10, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1967Swedish Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Imre Rietveld Flag of Denmark.svg Lonny Funch
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
9–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Gittan Nyberg Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
Flag of Denmark.svg Lizbeth von Barnekow
1–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1968 Singapore Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Rosalind Singha Ang Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Yuki
Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Takagi
6–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1968 French Open Flag of Germany.svg Karin Dittberner Flag of Germany.svg Lore Hawig
Flag of Germany.svg Gerda Schumacher
15–8, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Ann-Christine Rosenquist Flag of Denmark.svg Jette Føge
Flag of Denmark.svg Lonny Funch
3–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1969Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Lena Olsson Flag of Denmark.svg Jette Føge
Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
4–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Börjesson Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
10–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 India Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joke van Beusekom Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Berglund
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen
15–1, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 U. S. Open Flag of England.svg Bridget Cooper Flag of the United States.svg Pam Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Diane Hales
15–12, 12–15, 13–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1974 Dutch Open Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Börjesson Flag of Germany.svg Brigitte Steden
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Zizmann
6–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1980 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Mary Eddy Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
Flag of England.svg Kathleen Redhead
3–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1981Portugal International Flag of England.svg Catharine Troke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjan Ridder
Flag of Norway.svg Else Thoresen
7–15, 15–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982Portugal International Flag of England.svg Paula Kilvington Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
Flag of England.svg Catharine Troke
9–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1984Portugal International Flag of England.svg Fiona Elliott Flag of Denmark.svg Gitte Rygaard
Flag of Denmark.svg B. Lund
15–9, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1965 Swedish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Berndt Dahlberg Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Rasmussen
9–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1969 Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson Flag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Andersen Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Mei Ling
18–17, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1971Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Gert Perneklo Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen
3–15, 15–5, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972 U. S. Open Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
5–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
11–15, 17–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 German Open Flag of Sweden.svg Gert Perneklo Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Zizmann
15–13, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 India Open Flag of England.svg Elliot Stuart Flag of India.svg Satish Bhatia
Flag of India.svg Morin Mathias
15–0, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973U. S. Open Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Carmichael
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Brady
18–13, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1973 Jamaica International Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Margaret Beck
15–3, 18–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1981 Portugal International Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjan Ridder
8–15, 17–14, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1982Portugal International Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
9–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1984Portugal International Flag of England.svg David Eddy Flag of England.svg Gerry Asquith
Flag of England.svg Fiona Elliott
12–15, 15–9, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106.
  2. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152.
  3. "The 19th U.S.open", Badminton USA, May 1972, 10 and "20th U.S. open", Badminton USA, May 1973, 4.
  4. Davis, 115.
  5. "On the side lines" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts" (PDF). World Badminton (19 ed.). March 1975. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2024.