Mette Schjoldager
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Viby, Roskilde Municipality, Denmark | 21 April 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.[1]
Career
[edit]Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.
Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun/Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen/Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal.[2]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece | Jens Eriksen | Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen |
15–5, 15–5 | Bronze |
World Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain | Jens Eriksen | Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
2–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
World Cup
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Jens Eriksen | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir |
15–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
European Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland |
Pernille Harder | Mia Audina Lotte Bruil |
4–15, 9–15 | Bronze |
2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden |
Pernille Harder | Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen |
4–7, 1–7, 5–7 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
Jens Eriksen | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
20–22, 15–21 | Silver |
2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland |
Jens Eriksen | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
16–17, 14–17 | Bronze |
2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden |
Jens Eriksen | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
7–5, 7–3, 7–1 | Gold |
2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
Jens Eriksen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
7–15, 12–15 | Silver |
European Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia |
Mette Hansen | Donna Kellogg Joanne Wright |
–, – | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]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 | Ann-Lou Jørgensen | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen |
2–7, 2–7, 3–7 | Runner-up |
2001 | German Open | Ann-Lou Jørgensen | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen |
0–7, 7–8, 0–7 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
IBF International
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Spanish International | Pernille Harder | Ella Tripp Joanne Wright |
15–10, 12–15, 15–8 | Winner |
1998 | Scottish International | Ann-Lou Jørgensen | Lorraine Cole Tracy Dineen |
15–2, 15–11 | Winner |
1998 | Spanish International | Ann-Lou Jørgensen | Julia Chen Jennifer Wong |
15–6, 15–1 | Winner |
1997 | Irish International | Pernille Harder | Britta Andersen Christina Sørensen |
15–2, 15–8 | Winner |
1996 | Norwegian International | Pernille Harder | Johanna Holgersson Jenny Karlsson |
4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8 | Winner |
1996 | Austrian International | Gitte Jansson | Pernille Harder Majken Vange |
6–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Irish International | Rikke Olsen | Pernille Harder Majken Vange |
10–15, 15–4, 9–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Norwegian International | Gitte Jansson | Pernille Harder Majken Vange |
15–7, 15–12 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Italian International | Peter Steffensen | Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina |
22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
2006 | Southern Pan Am International | Leon Aabenhus | Mike Beres Valérie Loker |
21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
1998 | Scottish International | Michael Lamp | Ian Sullivan Gail Emms |
15–10, 11–15, 15–12 | Winner |
1995 | Norwegian International | Janek Roos | Thomas Stavngaard Ann-Lou Jørgensen |
12–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Czech International | Thomas Stavngaard | Janek Roos Pernille Harder |
15–4, 4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Austrian International | Janek Roos | Bjoern Siegemund Katrin Schmidt |
7–15, 15–11, 10–15 | Runner-up |
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:
- Chen Qiqiu & Zhao Tingting 4–1
- Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–9
- Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 1–2
- Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0–2
- Simon Archer & Joanne Goode 1–1
- Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 2–1
- Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 1–0
- Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min 0–3
- Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–0
- Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 0–3
References
[edit]- ^ Kimer, Af Lars (31 May 2018). "Roskildes bedste olympiske præstation nogensinde: Afgiv din stemme her" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Unseeded Danes win bronze in badminton mixed doubles". ABC. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Mette Schjoldager at BWFBadminton.com
- Mette Schjoldager at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Mette Schjoldager at Olympedia
- Mette Schjoldager at Olympics.com
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Roskilde Municipality
- Danish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Denmark
- Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players from Region Zealand