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Catrine Bengtsson

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Catrine Bengtsson
Personal information
CountrySweden
Born(1969-09-21)21 September 1969(age 54)
Göteborg,Västra Götaland County,Sweden
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women'sbadminton
RepresentingSweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Bosch Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Warsaw Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Pressbaum Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Warsaw Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Warsaw Mixed team
BWF profile

Catrine Bengtsson(born 21 September 1969) is a Swedishbadmintonplayer.[1]

Career

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Bengtsson competed inbadminton at the 1992 Summer Olympicsin women's singles and women's doubles withMaria Bengtsson,and they lost in quarter-finals toGuan WeizhenandNong Qunhua,of China, 15–4, 15–9. She also competed in the1996 Summer Olympicsin the three events: women's singles, women's doubles withMargit Borgand mixed doubles withPeter Axelsson.

In1994,she won theEuropean Championshipsin mixed doubles with Denmark'sMichael Søgaard.[2]In1993she claimed her biggest title, theIBF World Championshipin mixed doubles with Denmark'sThomas Lund.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham,England 		DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkJon Holst-Christensen
DenmarkGrete Mogensen 		10–15, 15–6, 15–12 GoldGold

World Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam 		DenmarkThomas Lund ChinaChen Xingdong
ChinaGu Jun 		10–15, 15–10, 15–2 GoldGold

European Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch,Netherlands SwedenLim Xiaoqing 5–11, 9–12 SilverSilver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow,Scotland 		SwedenMaria Bengtsson DenmarkLisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen 		15–9, 16–18, 3–15 BronzeBronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort,
Den Bosch,Netherlands 		DenmarkMichael Søgaard DenmarkChristian Jakobsen
DenmarkLotte Olsen 		15–6, 15–9 GoldGold

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1987 Warsaw,Poland DenmarkHelle Andersen 8–11, 11–4, 7–11 BronzeBronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Warsaw,Poland SwedenMargit Borg EnglandJulie Munday
EnglandTracy Dineen 		15–4, 17–14 GoldGold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Swiss Open NetherlandsAstrid van der Knaap 11–1, 3–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1995 Scottish Open CanadaDoris Piché 8–11, 11–4, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Scottish Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson EnglandGillian Clark
EnglandGillian Gowers 		18–16, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1991 Swedish Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson EnglandGillian Clark
DenmarkNettie Nielsen 		15–13, 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1991 Dutch Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson EnglandGillian Gowers
EnglandSara Sankey 		9–15, 16–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 Swiss Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson GermanyKatrin Schmidt
GermanyKerstin Ubben 		15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1992 Swedish Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson ChinaLin Yanfen
ChinaYao Fen 		6–15, 16–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 German Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson SwedenLim Xiaoqing
SwedenChristine Magnusson 		9–15, 0–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson SwedenLim Xiaoqing
SwedenChristine Magnusson 		7–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 Scottish Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson SwedenLim Xiaoqing
SwedenChristine Magnusson 		6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1995 Scottish Open SwedenMaria Bengtsson EnglandEmma Constable
EnglandSarah Hardaker 		15–7, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Swedish Open DenmarkMax Gandrup SwedenPär-Gunnar Jönsson
SwedenMaria Bengtsson 		8–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 Japan Open DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkChristian Jakobsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen 		15–6, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Korea Open DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkJon Holst-Christensen
DenmarkAnne Mette Bille 		15–9, 12–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Swedish Open DenmarkThomas Lund SwedenPeter Axelsson
EnglandGillian Gowers 		15–4, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 All England Open DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkJon Holst-Christensen
DenmarkGrete Mogensen 		1–8 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 Canadian Open DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkChristian Jakobsen
DenmarkLotte Olsen 		15–2, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 U. S. Open DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkMichael Søgaard
EnglandGillian Gowers 		15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Denmark Open DenmarkThomas Lund SwedenJan-Eric Antonsson
SwedenAstrid Crabo 		15–4, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Scottish Open DenmarkThomas Lund DenmarkJon Holst-Christensen
DenmarkPernille Nedergaard 		15–2, 13–11 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 World Grand Prix Finals DenmarkThomas Lund EnglandNick Ponting
EnglandGillian Clark 		15–9, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1994 Japan Open DenmarkJon Holst-Christensen DenmarkMichael Søgaard
EnglandGillian Gowers 		15–7, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1994 Swiss Open DenmarkJon Holst-Christensen SwedenPeter Axelsson
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen 		13–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open SwedenPeter Axelsson SwedenJan-Eric Antonsson
SwedenAstrid Crabo 		0–9, 7–9, 6–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1988 USSR International Soviet UnionVlada Chernyavskaya 11–9, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1990 Nordic Championships DenmarkPernille Nedergaard 6–11, 11–8, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1992 Norwegian International DenmarkHelle Andersen 12–9, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1993 Norwegian International SwedenKarin Ericsson 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Nordic Championships SwedenMaria Bengtsson DenmarkDorte Kjær
DenmarkNettie Nielsen 		18–14, 4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
1993 Norwegian International SwedenKristin Evernäs DenmarkHelene Kirkegaard
DenmarkRikke Olsen 		1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1998 Norwegian International SwedenMarina Andrievskaya Hong KongKoon Wai Chee
Hong KongLing Wan Ting 		12–15, 15–6, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
1998 Welsh International SwedenMarina Andrievskaya EnglandFelicity Gallup
EnglandJoanne Muggeridge 		15–8, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Welsh International SwedenHenrik Andersson Republic of IrelandDonal O'Halloran
Republic of IrelandElaine Kiely 		15–2, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

References

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  1. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Catrine Bengtsson".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-17.
  2. ^Bernd-Volker Brahms (2014).Badminton Handbook.Meyer & Meyer Sport (revised ed.). Meyer & Meyer Verlag. p. 182.ISBN978-1782550426.
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