Imre Rietveld

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Imre Rietveld Nielsen
Imre Rietveld 1963.jpg
Rietveld in 1963
Personal information
CountryNetherlands (1960-1967)
Denmark (1967-1977)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg 8–11, 12–10, 10–12 Med 2.png Silver

International tournaments (13 titles, 19 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1964 French Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Agnes Geene 12–11, 11–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966 All England Open Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman 6–11, 7–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1966French Open Flag of Denmark.svg Marianne Svensson 11–5, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1967 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand 6–11, 11–4, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967 Denmark Open Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Takagi 5–11, 3–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow 11–10, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 Nordic Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg 12–9, 11–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1970 Belgian International Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg12–10, 7–11, 12–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972Nordic Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg8–11, 9–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 German Open Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg7–11, 8–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973Denmark Open Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Yuki 7–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1975Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen 2–11, 2–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1963 French Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz Flag of Denmark.svg Bitten Nielsen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg June van der Willigen
15–6, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1964 German Open Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Flag of England.svg Jenny Pritchard
8–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1964French Open Flag of England.svg Julie Charles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bep Verstoep
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg June van der Willigen
15–2, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966 Denmark Open Flag of England.svg Heather Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
4–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1966French Open Flag of England.svg Julie Charles Flag of England.svg J. Davy
Flag of England.svg Angela Lindsay
15–12, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1966 Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Agnes Geene Flag of England.svg Heather Nielsen
Flag of England.svg Jenny Horton
14–17, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967 Swedish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg Flag of Denmark.svg Lonny Funch
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
9–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Amano
Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Takagi
12–15, 15–9, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1967 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand Flag of the United States.svg Judy Hashman
Flag of England.svg Janet Brennan
11–15, 15–8, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1967Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand Flag of Denmark.svg Lizbeth von Barnekow
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
15–5, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1967French Open Flag of England.svg Julie Charles Flag of Germany.svg Gerda Schumacher
Flag of Germany.svg Gudrun Ziebold
14–17, 15–10, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lonny Bostofte Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
7–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970 Belgian International Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Berglund Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall
Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall
4–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
9–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1972Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Bente Flindt Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Berglund
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen
5–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1974Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
12–15, 15–10, 18–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lonny Bostofte Flag of Denmark.svg Inge Borgstrøm
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen
10–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1969 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch Flag of Denmark.svg Per Walsøe
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
15–12, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1969 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch Flag of Denmark.svg Per Walsøe
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
12–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1970Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch Flag of Denmark.svg Klaus Kaagaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Ulla Strand
11–15, 18–13, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References