Helene Kirkegaard

Danish badminton player

Badminton player

Helene Kirkegaard

Personal information
Birth name| Helene Green Kirkegaard
Country| Denmark
Born|  (1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 (age 53)
Præstevang, Hillerød, Denmark
Height| 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight| 65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness| Right
Event| Women's & mixed doubles

Medal record

Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
|  1995 Lausanne | Mixed doubles
|  1995 Lausanne | Women's doubles
World Cup
|  1995 Jakarta | Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
|  1999 Copenhagen | Mixed team
|  2001 Seville | Mixed team
|  1997 Glasgow | Mixed team
|  1995 Lausanne | Mixed team
Uber Cup
|  2000 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team
|  1998 Hong Kong | Women's team
|  1996 Hong Kong | Women's team
European Championships
|  2000 Glasgow | Women's doubles
|  1996 Herning | Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
|  2000 Glasgow | Mixed team
|  1996 Herning | Mixed team
European Junior Championships
|  1989 Manchester | Mixed team
|  1989 Manchester | Girls' singles
|  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

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### World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Rikke Olsen |  Finarsih
Lili Tampi | 8–15, 16–17  |  Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Jens Eriksen |  Thomas Lund
Marlene Thomsen | 2–15, 6–15  |  Silver

### World Cup

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Rikke Olsen |  Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana | 10–15, 9–15  |  Bronze

### European Championships

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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

### European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England |  Camilla Martin | 4–11, 4–11  |  Silver

Girls' doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1989 | Armitage Centre,
Manchester, England |  Camilla Martin |  Marlene Thomsen
Trine Johansson | 5–15, 15–13, 5–15  |  Silver

### IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1997  | Russian Open |  Janek Roos |  Jon Holst-Christensen
Ann Jørgensen | 15–8, 10–15, 4–15  |  Runner-up
1996  | U.S. Open |  Chris Hunt |  Kim Dong-moon
Chung So-young | 5–15, 7–15  |  Runner-up

### IBF International

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Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1994  | Irish International |  Rikke Olsen |  Maria Bengtsson
Margit Borg | 15–11, 15–12  |  Winner
1994  | Hamburg Cup  |  Rikke Olsen |  Marlene Thomsen
Anne-Mette van Dijk | 11–15, 12–15  |  Runner-up
1994  | Portugal International |  Rikke Olsen |  Andrea Dakó
Andrea Harsági | 15–6, 15–0  |  Winner
1993  | Norwegian International |  Rikke Olsen |  Catrine Bengtsson
Kristin Evernas | Walkover  |  Runner-up
1993  | Uppsala International  |  Rikke Olsen |  Trine Pedersen
Lone Sørensen | 15–7, 18–17  |  Winner
1993  | Polish International |  Rikke Olsen |  Anne Søndergaard
Lotte Thomsen | 15–17, 15–9, 7–15  |  Runner-up
1992  | Norwegian International |  Rikke Broen |  Trine Pedersen
Anne-Mette van Dijk | 11–15, 6–15  |  Runner-up
1990  | Bulgarian International |  Diana Koleva |  Katrin Schmidt
Kerstin Ubben | 15–7, 15–3  |  Winner
1990  | Czechoslovakian International |  Camilla Martin |  Trine Johansson
Marlene Thomsen | 14–17, 8–15  |  Runner-up
1990  | Polish International |  Camilla Martin |  Chen Ying
Sheng Wengqing | 15–18, 1–15  |  Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1994  | Portugal International |  Thomas Damgaard |  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Rikke Olsen | 12–15, 7–15  |  Runner-up

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helene Kirkegaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.

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