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Helene Kirkegaard

Helene Kirkegaard
Personal information
Birth nameHelene Green Kirkegaard
CountryDenmark
Born (1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 (age 53)
Præstevang, Hillerød, Denmark
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Helene Green Kirkegaard (born 5 May 1971) is a retired Danish badminton player from Lillerød badminton club.[1] She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] 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.[1]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Denmark Rikke Olsen Indonesia Finarsih
Indonesia Lili Tampi
8–15, 16–17 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
2–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Denmark Rikke Olsen Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Zelin Resiana
10–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Denmark Rikke Olsen England Donna Kellogg
England Joanne Goode
15–7, 10–15, 8–15 Silver Silver
1996 Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark
Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
15–6, 12–15, 10–15 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England Denmark Camilla Martin 4–11, 4–11 Silver Silver

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Armitage Centre,
Manchester, England
Denmark Camilla Martin Denmark Marlene Thomsen
Denmark Trine Johansson
5–15, 15–13, 5–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Denmark Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Denmark Mette Schjoldager
7–2, 7–2, 7–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 German Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Denmark Mette Schjoldager
7–0, 8–7, 7–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Swiss Open Denmark Rikke Olsen South Korea Lee Kyung-won
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
3–7, 6–8, 7–2, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Dutch Open Denmark Rikke Olsen China Chen Lin
China Jiang Xuelian
15–6, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Rikke Olsen South Korea Chung Jae-hee
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Indonesia Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Deyana Lomban
15–12, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Rikke Olsen China Huang Nanyan
China Yang Wei
15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 German Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
4–15, 15–5, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Russian Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Ann Jørgensen
Denmark Majken Vange
15–2, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Denmark Open Denmark Rikke Olsen England Julie Bradbury
England Joanne Goode
15–6, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Russian Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Sweden Marina Andrievskaya
Sweden Christine Gandrup
15–12, 10–15, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Indonesia Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Zelin Resiana
7–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 All England Open Denmark Rikke Olsen China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
3–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Swedish Open Denmark Rikke Olsen South Korea Kim Mee-hyang
South Korea Kim Shin-young
13–18, 15–12, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Swiss Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
10–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
11–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Marlene Thomsen
Denmark Anne-Mette van Dijk
10–15, 15–5, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Rikke Olsen England Gillian Gowers
Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
15–5, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Scottish Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Germany Katrin Schmidt
Germany Kerstin Ubben
12–15, 18–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 U.S. Open Denmark Rikke Olsen China Liu Guimei
China Peng Yun
15–4, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Canadian Open Denmark Rikke Olsen China Liu Guimei
China Peng Yun
15–12, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 French Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Indonesia Eny Oktaviani
Indonesia Nonong Denis Zanati
15–1, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Russian Open Denmark Janek Roos Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Ann Jørgensen
15–8, 10–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 U.S. Open England Chris Hunt South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Chung So-young
5–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Irish International Denmark Rikke Olsen Sweden Maria Bengtsson
Sweden Margit Borg
15–11, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Hamburg Cup Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Marlene Thomsen
Denmark Anne-Mette van Dijk
11–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Portugal International Denmark Rikke Olsen Hungary Andrea Dakó
Hungary Andrea Harsági
15–6, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Norwegian International Denmark Rikke Olsen Sweden Catrine Bengtsson
Sweden Kristin Evernas
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Uppsala International Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Trine Pedersen
Denmark Lone Sørensen
15–7, 18–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Polish International Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Anne Søndergaard
Denmark Lotte Thomsen
15–17, 15–9, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Norwegian International Denmark Rikke Broen Denmark Trine Pedersen
Denmark Anne-Mette van Dijk
11–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Diana Koleva Germany Katrin Schmidt
Germany Kerstin Ubben
15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Czechoslovakian International Denmark Camilla Martin Denmark Trine Johansson
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
14–17, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Polish International Denmark Camilla Martin China Chen Ying
China Sheng Wengqing
15–18, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Portugal International Denmark Thomas Damgaard Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Rikke Olsen
12–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ a b "Badminton: 18 aktive deltagere" (in Danish). B.T. 11 September 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympiske lege" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2019.


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