Pia Nielsen

Pia Nielsen

Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing   Denmark
World Championships
	1983 Copenhagen	Mixed doubles
	1977 Malmö	Women's doubles
	1980 Jakarta	Mixed doubles
European Championships
	1980 Groningen	Women's doubles
	1978 Preston	Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
	1980 Groningen	Mixed team
	1978 Preston	Mixed team
European Junior Championships
	1975 Copenhagen	Girls' singles
	1975 Copenhagen	Mixed team
	1975 Copenhagen	Girls' doubles

Pia Nielsen is a retired female badminton player of Denmark.

Career

One of Europe's better all-around female players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nielsen played particularly well in the IBF's first three World Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 1977 World Championships in women's doubles with Inge Borgström, a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 1980 World Championships with Steen Fladberg, and a silver medal in mixed doubles with Fladberg in the 1983 Championships. Nielsen won several international titles on the European continent in each of badminton's three events; singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She was a women's doubles bronze medalist at the 1978 European Championships with Inge Borgstrom when beaten by Nora Perry and Anne Statt of England in semifinals with 14–17, 11–15, ^[1] and a women's doubles silver medalist in the 1980 edition of that tournament with Kirsten Larsen. ^[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Inge Borgstrøm	Etsuko Toganoo Emiko Ueno	8–15, 17–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora, Jakarta, Indonesia	Steen Fladberg	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	8–15, 14–17	Bronze
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Steen Fladberg	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	1–15, 11–15	Silver

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Inge Borgstrøm	Nora Perry Anne Statt	14–17, 11–15	Bronze
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Kirsten Larsen	Nora Perry Jane Webster	8–15, 13–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Gladsaxe Sportscenter, Copenhagen, Denmark	Paula Kilvington	11–2, 11–3	Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Gladsaxe Sportscenter, Copenhagen, Denmark	Inge Borgstrøm	Liselotte Gøttsche Lilli B. Pedersen	10–15, 13–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	German Open	Steen Fladberg	Dipak Tailor Gillian Clark	11–15, 15–12, 15–11	Winner

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	1–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1977	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	2–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1977	Norwegian International	Inge Borgstrøm	4–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1979	Swiss Open	Liselotte Blumer	7–11, 11–7, 4–11	Runner-up
1980	German Open	Sally Leadbeater	11–7, 7–11, 11–2	Winner
1980	French Open	Jette Bach	11–6, 11–4	Winner
1981	Norwegian International	Kirsten Meier	11–3, 11–6	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Nordic Championships	Liselotte Gøttsche	Inge Borgstrøm Lene Køppen	2–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1976	Norwegian International	Susanne Mølgaard	Inge Borgstrøm Pernille Kaagaard	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1976	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Inge Borgstrøm Pernille Kaagaard	10–15, 15–9, 18–16	Winner
1977	Czechoslovakian International	Inge Borgstrøm	Monika Cassens Angela Michalowski	3–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1977	Norwegian International	Lonny Bostofte	Inge Borgstrøm Kirsten Meier	15–5, 18–15	Winner
1977	German Open	Inge Borgstrøm	Barbara Giles Jane Webster	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1978	Nordic Championships	Inge Borgstrøm	Lene Køppen Susanne Berg	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1979	Swiss Open	Jette Boyer	Maurin Oskam Karin Duijvestijn	15–10, 15–1	Winner
1979	Nordic Championships	Kirsten Larsen	Inge Borgstrøm Lene Køppen	7–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1980	French Open	Jette Boyer	Marieluise Zizmann Liselotte Blumer	1–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1980	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Lena Axelsson Carina Andersson	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1981	Norwegian International	Kirsten Meier	Ann-Sofi Bergman Lilian Johansson	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1981	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	15–13, 17–14	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Norwegian International	Morten Frost	Mogens Neergaard Inge Borgstrøm	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1979	Swiss Open	Peter Holm	Kenn H. Nielsen Birthe Rathsach	15–5, 15–9	Winner
1980	French Open	Peter Holm	Hans Hjulmand Jette Boyer	13–15, 15–5, 15–4	Winner
1981	Norwegian International	Kenneth Larsen	Mark Christiansen Kirsten Meier	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1981	German Open	Steen Fladberg	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	12–15, 15–10, 15–10	Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Steen Fladberg	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	15–18, 12–15	Runner-up

References

1. "EM 1978 i Preston:Lene og Flemming mestre..." (PDF) (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. May 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20111105093557/http://sports123.com/bad/we-d.html Sports 123