Nicole van Hooren

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Nicole van Hooren
Personal information
Birth nameNicole Gerarda Everdina van Hooren
CountryNetherlands
Born (1973-06-11) 11 June 1973 (age 50)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Budapest Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Budapest Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Nicole Gerarda Everdina van Hooren (born 11 June 1973) is a Dutch former badminton player. [1] She and Lotte Jonathans who were partnered since February 1998, competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, [2] [3] where the duo reached the quarter-finals, but lost to the Chinese pair of Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei. [4] [5]

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Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
6–15, 1–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Budapest, Hungary Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Conjin Flag of England.svg Alison Humby
Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright
10–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Budapest, Hungary Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joris van Soerland Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Broen
15–6, 10–15, 5–15 Med 2.png Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 Indonesia Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
15–7, 12–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Wimbledon International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
5–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Welsh International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Conijn Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kelly Morgan
6–15, 15–10, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Conijn Flag of England.svg Emma Constable
Flag of England.svg Sara Hardaker
15–6, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 French International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Conijn Flag of Scotland.svg Jillian Haldane
Flag of Scotland.svg Elinor Middlemiss
15–17, 15–6, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Conijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg Monique Hoogland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel
4–9, 8–11, 7–9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans Flag of Denmark.svg Britta Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
15–6, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001French International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Russia.svg Irina Ruslyakova
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Yakusheva
7–0, 4–7, 7–1, 6–8, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Scotland.svg Sandra Watt
Flag of Scotland.svg Yuan Wemyss
15–4, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Croatian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Denmark.svg Britta Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
15–9, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Meijer Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Broen
15–9, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Indonesia.svg Paulus Firman
Flag of Indonesia.svg S. Herawati
15–3, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Michels Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos
Flag of Denmark.svg Charlotte Madsen
12–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Austrian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktoria Evtuschenko
4–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Welsh International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson
Flag of England.svg Joanne Wright
18–14, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
11–9, 9–3, 7–9, 7–9, 9–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997Austrian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Stechmann
8–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Lens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Norbert van Barneveld
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans
18–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

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