Imre Rietveld

Imre Rietveld Nielsen
Rietveld in 1963
Personal information
Country	Netherlands (1960-1967) Denmark (1967-1977)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Denmark European Championships 1970 Port Talbot Women's singles

Imre Rietveld is a retired Dutch-born Danish badminton player who won six French Open titles between 1963 and 1967. ^[1]

Imre Rietveld and Knud Aage Nielsen were married on 17 April 1967

In 1967 she married Knud Aage Nielsen, a Danish badminton player. After that she competed for Denmark as Imre Rietveld Nielsen or Imre Nielsen, winning the Belgian International and Denmark Open in 1969, as well as a silver medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships. ^[2]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Eva Twedberg	8–11, 12–10, 10–12	Silver

International tournaments (13 titles, 19 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	French Open	Agnes Geene	12–11, 11–1	Winner
1966	All England Open	Judy Hashman	6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1966	French Open	Marianne Svensson	11–5, 11–6	Winner
1967	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	6–11, 11–4, 6–11	Runner-up
1967	Denmark Open	Noriko Takagi	5–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1967	Dutch Open	Angela Bairstow	11–10, 11–5	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Eva Twedberg	12–9, 11–9	Winner
1970	Belgian International	Eva Twedberg	12–10, 7–11, 12–10	Winner
1972	Nordic Championships	Eva Twedberg	8–11, 9–12	Runner-up
1973	German Open	Eva Twedberg	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1973	Denmark Open	Hiroe Yuki	7–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1975	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	2–11, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	French Open	Irmgard Latz	Bitten Nielsen June van der Willigen	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1964	German Open	Irmgard Latz	Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1964	French Open	Julie Charles	Bep Verstoep June van der Willigen	15–2, 15–8	Winner
1966	Denmark Open	Heather Nielsen	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand	4–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1966	French Open	Julie Charles	J. Davy Angela Lindsay	15–12, 15–5	Winner
1966	Dutch Open	Agnes Geene	Heather Nielsen Jenny Horton	14–17, 3–15	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	Eva Twedberg	Lonny Funch Ulla Strand	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1967	Denmark Open	Ulla Strand	Hiroe Amano Noriko Takagi	12–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	All England Open	Ulla Strand	Judy Hashman Janet Brennan	11–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner
1967	Dutch Open	Ulla Strand	Lizbeth von Barnekow Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1967	French Open	Julie Charles	Gerda Schumacher Gudrun Ziebold	14–17, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Lonny Bostofte	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1970	Belgian International	Anne Berglund	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	4–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1970	Swedish Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Margaret Boxall Gillian Perrin	9–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1972	Nordic Championships	Bente Flindt	Anne Berglund Lene Køppen	5–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1974	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	12–15, 15–10, 18–15	Winner
1977	Nordic Championships	Lonny Bostofte	Inge Borgstrøm Lene Køppen	10–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Denmark Open	Henning Borch	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Henning Borch	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	12–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1970	Denmark Open	Henning Borch	Klaus Kaagaard Ulla Strand	11–15, 18–13, 10–15	Runner-up

References

1. FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE BADMINTON. eurobadminton.org
2. European Championships, Individuals. badmintoneurope.com