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Mette Schjoldager

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Mette Schjoldager
Personal information
Born (1977-04-21) 21 April 1977 (age 49)
Viby, Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Mixed doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Malmö Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nitra Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.[1]

Career

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Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran and Victoria Evtoushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri and Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck and Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto and Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarter-finals.

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 South Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright of France in the first round, and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarter-finals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15–12, 15–8 to advance to the semi-finals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal.[2]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		15–5, 15–5 Bronze

World Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Denmark Jens Eriksen China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling 		2–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Denmark Jens Eriksen Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir 		15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Denmark Pernille Harder Denmark Jane F. Bramsen
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen 		4–7, 1–7, 5–7 Silver Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,< Geneva, Switzerland Denmark Pernille Harder Netherlands Mia Audina
Netherlands Lotte Bruil 		4–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		7–15, 12–15 Silver Silver
2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Denmark Jens Eriksen England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms 		7–5, 7–3, 7–1 Gold Gold
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Denmark Jens Eriksen England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms 		16–17, 14–17 Bronze Bronze
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		20–22, 15–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Denmark Mette Hansen England Donna Kellogg
England Joanne Wright 		11–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 German Open Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		0–7, 7–8, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Denmark Open Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		2–7, 2–7, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		5–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Denmark Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		10–15, 15–8, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 World Grand Prix Finals Denmark Jens Eriksen Indonesia Tri Kusharjanto
Indonesia Minarti Timur 		8–7, 7–4, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Swiss Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		7–4, 7–2, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Singapore Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 All England Open Denmark Jens Eriksen South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		3–7, 3–7, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open Denmark Jens Eriksen South Korea Kim Yong-hyun
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		11–7, 9–11, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Japan Open Denmark Jens Eriksen China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling 		11–9, 8–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 China Open Denmark Jens Eriksen China Chen Qiqiu
China Zhao Tingting 		15–13, 13–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Korea Open Denmark Jens Eriksen South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		14–17, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Japan Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam 		13–15, 17–14, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Korea Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir 		21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Norwegian International Denmark Gitte Jansson Denmark Pernille Harder
Denmark Majken Vange 		15–7, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Irish International Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Pernille Harder
Denmark Majken Vange 		10–15, 15–4, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Austrian International Denmark Gitte Jansson Denmark Pernille Harder
Denmark Majken Vange 		6–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Norwegian International Denmark Pernille Harder Sweden Johanna Holgersson
Sweden Jenny Karlsson 		4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Irish International Denmark Pernille Harder Denmark Britta Andersen
Denmark Christina Sørensen 		15–2, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Spanish International Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen Canada Julia Chen
Canada Jennifer Wong 		15–6, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Scottish International Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen England Lorraine Cole
England Tracy Dineen 		15–2, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Spanish International Denmark Pernille Harder England Ella Tripp
England Joanne Wright 		15–10, 12–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Austrian International Denmark Janek Roos Germany Bjoern Siegemund
Germany Katrin Schmidt 		7–15, 15–11, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Czech International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Janek Roos
Denmark Pernille Harder 		15–4, 4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Norwegian International Denmark Janek Roos Denmark Thomas Stavngaard
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen 		12–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Scottish International Denmark Michael Lamp England Ian Sullivan
England Gail Emms 		15–10, 11–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Southern Pan Am International Denmark Leon Aabenhus Canada Mike Beres
Canada Valérie Loker 		21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Italian International Denmark Peter Steffensen Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Valeria Sorokina 		22–20, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Record against selected opponents

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Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists:

References

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  1. ^ Kimer, Af Lars (31 May 2018). "Roskildes bedste olympiske præstation nogensinde: Afgiv din stemme her" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Unseeded Danes win bronze in badminton mixed doubles". ABC. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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