Jon Holst-Christensen

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Jon Holst-Christensen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1968-06-16) 16 June 1968 (age 56)
Ringsted, Sjælland, Denmark
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Moscow Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Sofia Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Moscow Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Jon Holst-Christensen (born 16 June 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.

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Career

Summer Olympics

Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

Achievements

RankEventDateVenue
World Championships
3Mixed doubles (with Grete Mogensen) 1991 Copenhaguen, DEN
European Championships
1Mixed doubles 1990 Moscow, URSS
1Men's doubles 1992 Glasgow, SCO
1Men's doubles 1996 Herning, DEN
2Mixed doubles 1992 Glasgow, SCO
3Mixed doubles 1998 Sofia, BUL
Open Championships
1Mixed doubles 1993 All England Open

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
10–15, 15–12, 16–17 Med 2.png Silver
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
5–15, 2–15 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
8–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Bagus Setiadi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
15–10, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Soon Kit
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soo Beng Kiang
14–18, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
9–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bambang Suprianto
15–6, 2–15, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Svarrer
18–16, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Zhanzhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Yumin
15–5, 10–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Hongyong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Kang
10–15, 15–2, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 U.S. Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
15–7, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
17–14, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
6–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
15–6, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
8–15, 15–5, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
6–15, 15–11, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
15–6, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Wijaya
15–8, 11–15, 17–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 China Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Zhanzhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Xin
8–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Sutrisna
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
15–8, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Wijaya
16–17, 15–5, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Dicky Purwotsugiono
15–12, 18–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Seng Kok Kiong
Flag of Indonesia.svg Victo Wibowo
15–11, 11–15, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Tae-kwon
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-jin
11–15, 16–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Stavngaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
15–9, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
14–17, 15–8, 18–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner


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