Mette Schjoldager

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Mette Schjoldager
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1977-04-21) 21 April 1977 (age 46)
Viby, Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Mixed doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Seville Mixed doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Seville Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Malmö Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Nitra Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. [1]

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Career

Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.

Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun/Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen/Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal. [2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
15–5, 15–5 Bronze medal.svg Bronze

World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
2–15, 12–15 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liliyana Natsir
15–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Bruil
4–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze
2002 Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
4–7, 1–7, 5–7 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Laybourn
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
20–22, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
16–17, 14–17 Med 3.png Bronze
2002 Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
7–5, 7–3, 7–1 Med 1.png Gold
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
7–15, 12–15 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Športová hala Olympia,
Nitra, Slovakia
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Hansen Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright
–, – Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
2–7, 2–7, 3–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
0–7, 7–8, 0–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lilyana Natsir
21–23, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Thailand.svg Sudket Prapakamol
Flag of Thailand.svg Saralee Thungthongkam
13–15, 17–14, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
14–17, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 China Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qiqiu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Tingting
15–13, 13–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
11–9, 8–11, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yong-hyun
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
11–7, 9–11, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
3–7, 3–7, 0–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
7–4, 7–2, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharyanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
8–7, 7–4, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
10–15, 15–8, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
5–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Spanish International Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Flag of England.svg Ella Tripp
Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright
15–10, 12–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Scottish International Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of England.svg Lorraine Cole
Flag of England.svg Tracy Dineen
15–2, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Spanish International Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Julia Chen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jennifer Wong
15–6, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Irish International Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Flag of Denmark.svg Britta Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Sørensen
15–2, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Holgersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Karlsson
4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Austrian International Flag of Denmark.svg Gitte Jansson Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
6–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Irish International Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
10–15, 15–4, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Gitte Jansson Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
15–7, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Italian International Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Steffensen Flag of Russia.svg Vitalij Durkin
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Sorokina
22–20, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Southern Pan Am International Flag of Denmark.svg Leon Aabenhus Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valérie Loker
21–12, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Scottish International Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Lamp Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
15–10, 11–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Stavngaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
12–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Czech International Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Stavngaard Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
15–4, 4–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Austrian International Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos Flag of Germany.svg Bjoern Siegemund
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Schmidt
7–15, 15–11, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:

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