Brigitte Steden

Brigitte Steden
Personal information
Country	Germany
Born	(1949-03-16)16 March 1949 Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Died	14 April 1999(1999-04-14) (aged 50) Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Handedness	Right
Event	Singles and Doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing West Germany European Championships 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team

Brigitte Gertrud Steden also known as Brigitte Potthoff and Brigitte Pickartz (16 March 1949 – 14 April 1999) was a badminton player from Germany. Brigitte won a bronze medal in 1972 Munich Olympics when Badminton was played as a demonstration sport. She also won medals at the European Championships and is a winner of several other international tournaments in Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Sweden. Her most notable achievements include runner-up performance at the 1975 All England Open.

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Munich, West Germany	Roland Maywald	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	10–15, 8–15	Bronze

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Roland Maywald	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	1–15, 9–15	Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Swiss Open	–, –	–, –	Winner
1971	French Open	Gerda Schumacher	11–1, 1–11, 11–6	Winner
1975	German Open	Joke van Beusekom	7–11, 11–3, 4–11	Runner-up
1977	German Open	Margaret Lockwood	7–11, 3–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Swiss Open	June Jacques	–, –	–, –	Winner
1971	French Open	June Jacques	Antonie Schwabe Karin Schäfers	5–15, 15–9, 15–11	Winner
1974	Swedish Open	Marieluise Zizmann	Barbara Giles Heather Nielsen	–, –	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	Marieluise Zizmann	Anette Börjesson Eva Stuart	–, –	Winner
1974	German Open	Marieluise Zizmann	Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck	12–15, 15–12, 6–15	Runner-up
1975	German Open	Marieluise Zizmann	Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken	7–15, 15–11, 15–0	Winner
1977	Czechoslovakian International	Marieluise Zizmann	Angela Michalowski Monika Cassens	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1980	Victor Cup	Elke Weber	Jane Webster Nora Perry	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	French Open	Klaus Steden	Heinz-Jürgen Fischer Karin Schäfers	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1972	Dutch Open	Roland Maywald	–, –	–, –	Winner
1974	Swedish Open	Roland Maywald	Henning Borch Ulla Strand	–, –	Winner
1974	Dutch Open	Roland Maywald	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann	–, –	Winner
1974	German Open	Roland Maywald	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1975	All England Open	Roland Maywald	Elliot Stuart Nora Gardner	9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1977	Czechoslovakian International	Roland Maywald	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up

External links

• Brigitte Steden at Olympedia