Rikke Olsen

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Rikke Olsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49)
Roskilde, Denmark
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD)
1 (XD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Birmingham Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Seville Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Lausanne 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
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sofia Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
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
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Jakarta Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Sofia Girls' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Sofia Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Sofia Girls' singles
BWF profile

Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993. [1]

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Born in Søndre Roskilde, Olsen came from the badminton family, and started playing at the age of six. [2] She trained in Kastrup-Magleby BK and played for the team for eight seasons, [3] won fourteen National titles, seven World Championships bronze medals, three times runner-up in All England Open, and reached in to the bronze medal match at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004. [4] During her career, she was ranked as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 2 in the women's doubles. [3] After retiring from the tournament, she became the national junior coach. [2] She is currently performance manager at Badminton New Zealand. [5]

Her sister Lotte Olsen also played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is married to German badminton player Björn Siegemund and settled in Solrød Strand. [2] The pair has two kids.

Career

Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Olsen and Jørgensen lost to Huang Sui and Gao Ling of China 15-6, 15-7.

She also competed in mixed doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Daniel Shirley and Sara Petersen of New Zealand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Olsen and Rasmussen beat Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of Korea 17-14, 15-8, to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of Great Britain 15-6, 15-12. In the bronze medal match, they were defeated by fellow Danish pair Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager 15-5, 15-5, to finish in fourth place.

In February 2018, Olsen Siegemund left her job as Danish Under 19s national coach to start a four-year contract as combined sports manager and national coach for New Zealand. [6]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Finarsih
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi
8–15, 16–17 Med 3.png Bronze
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Sui
2–15, 15–8, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
10–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
5–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
7–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
3–15, 15–17 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
10–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Sandiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
6–15, 15–13, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
15–6, 12–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann Jørgensen
15–2, 15–10 Med 1.png Gold
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
15–7, 10–15, 8–15 Med 2.png Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Bruil
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina
10–15, 1–15 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Julie Bradbury
18–16, 15–2 Med 1.png Gold
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel
15–7, 6–15, 15–11 Med 1.png Gold
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
15–7, 15–12 Med 1.png Gold
2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
8–6, 2–7, 1–7, 5–7 Med 3.png Bronze
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
3–15, 15–8, 5–15 Med 2.png Silver

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-young
15–11, 18–17 Med 1.png Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Sørensen 3–11, 4–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg Lone Sørensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Sara Runesten
15–10, 15–5 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 French Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Eny Oktaviani
Flag of Indonesia.svg Nonong Denis Zanati
15–1, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Canadian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Guimei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Yun
15–12, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 U.S. Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Guimei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Yun
15–4, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Schmidt
Flag of Germany.svg Kerstin Ubben
12–15, 18–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
Flag of Denmark.svg Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne-Mette van Dijk
10–15, 15–5, 17–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
11–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
10–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Mee-hyang
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-young
13–18, 15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
3–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
7–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Sweden.svg Marina Andrievskaya
Flag of Sweden.svg Christine Gandrup
15–12, 10–15, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of England.svg Julie Bradbury
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
15–6, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Ann Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
15–2, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
4–15, 15–5, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
7–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
15–8, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Brunei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Nanyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Wei
11–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Deyana Lomban
15–7, 15–17, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
WalkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Nanyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Wei
15–13, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg Ann Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
15–2, 15–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Deyana Lomban
15–12, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jae-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Lin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Xuelian
15–6, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyung-won
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
3–7, 6–8, 7–2, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
7–0, 8–7, 7–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
7–2, 7–2, 7–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of Thailand.svg Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Flag of Thailand.svg Saralee Thungthongkam
11–3, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina
2–11, 2–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyung-won
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
5–11, 5–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
1–15, 15–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 Canadian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Koch
Flag of Austria.svg Irina Serova
7–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 U.S. Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Yushen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Huaiwen
15–3, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
15–10, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
11–15, 14–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
7–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Jianjun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Man
15–3, 7–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
7–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingdong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Xinyong
15–11, 12–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Stavngaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann Jørgensen
15–5, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 China Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingdong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Xinyong
10–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Hong Kong Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
15–8, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
15–10, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
11–15, 15–12, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
6–15, 14–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Thailand Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
15–5, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
2–15, 15–11, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
13–18, 15–8, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
8–15, 18–15, 15–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Brunei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
13–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
10–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann Jørgensen
6–15, 14–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
15–10, 8–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Hong Kong Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
8–15, 15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
5–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
15–4, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999Thailand Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
12–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
4–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
15–5, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
13–15, 15–11, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
15–10, 8–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
15–10, 8–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
4–7, 7–2, 5–7, 2–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
2–7, 7–4, 5–7, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001China Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Lin
7–4, 7–8, 7–8, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Lamp
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
7–1, 7–4, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
1–7, 3–7, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Anggun Nugroho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eny Widiowati
11–0, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qiqiu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Tingting
12–15, 15–8, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 Polish International Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Søndergaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Thomsen
15–17, 15–9, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993Uppsala International Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Trine Pedersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lone Sørensen
15–7, 18–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Sweden.svg Catrine Bengtsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Kristin Evernas
WalkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Dakó
Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Harsági
15–6, 15–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Amor International Flag of Denmark.svg Charlotte Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg Ann Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
12–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994Hamburg Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne-Mette van Dijk
11–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 Irish International Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Margit Borg
15–11, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Hamburg Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eline Coene
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel
15–6, 12–15, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Irish International Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Vange
10–15, 15–4, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 BMW International Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mia Audina
11–5, 5–11, 8–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Ronnblom Flag of Norway.svg Trond Wåland
Flag of Norway.svg Camilla Wright
14–17, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Damgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Helene Kirkegaard
15–12, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Hamburg Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Stavngaard Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Schmidt
15–10, 17–18, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 BMW International Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
9–11, 11–3, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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Mette Schjoldager is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)</span> South Korean badminton player (born 1981)

Lee Hyo-jung is a South Korean former badminton player.

Ann-Lou Jørgensen is a badminton player from Denmark.

Daniel A. Shirley is a male badminton player from New Zealand.

Sara Runesten Petersen is a Denmark-born female badminton player from New Zealand.

Ra Kyung-min is a badminton player from South Korea. Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from the late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting in a 70–match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.

Michael Skals Søgaard is a badminton player from Denmark.

Julie Jane Bradbury is a former English badminton player who represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. She was part of the national mixed team that won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also captured the silver medals in the mixed and women's doubles events. Along with those sporting achievements she is only the second person to hold all five titles in all three disciplines of badminton at the English National Championships. She reached a career high as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 4 in the women's doubles.

Liu Yong is a former international level badminton player for China who specialized in mixed doubles.

Lotte Olsen is a retired female badminton player from Denmark, who won a silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won several international tournaments, and four Danish National Badminton Championships in women's doubles during her career.

Helene Green Kirkegaard is a retired Danish badminton player from Lillerød badminton club. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1995 IBF World Championships, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles with Jens Eriksen and a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Rikke Olsen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mia Blichfeldt</span> Danish badminton player (born 1997)

Mia Blichfeldt is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event.

Mette Poulsen is a Danish badminton player. She was the girls' doubles gold medalist at the 2011 European Junior Championships, and the women's singles bronze medalist at the 2017 European Championships. Poulsen helped the national team win the European Women's Team Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020.

Alexandra Bøje is a Danish badminton player. She won her first senior international title at the 2016 Czech International in the mixed doubles event partnered with Mathias Bay-Smidt after fight through the qualification round, with the eight matches played. She was part of the national team that clinched the gold medals at the 2019 European Mixed Team and 2020 Women's Team Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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