Dorte Kjær

Dorte Kjær (born 6 February 1964) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

Dorte Kjær
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1964-02-06) February 6, 1964
Roskilde

European & Danish titles

Kjær won the gold medal at the 1988 and 1990 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nettie Nielsen.[1] She and Nettie Nielsen had already won the European juniors girls doubles title in 1981. In 1983 they became the Danish National ladies doubles champions for the first time. Together they won the Danish National Badminton Championships six times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1990). Dorte Kjaer won another National ladies doubles title in 1991 with Lotte Olsen. She also won one National Danish mixed doubles title in 1990 with Henrik Svarrer. Dorte Kjaer first won a bronze medal at the 1980 European Badminton Championships with Anne Skovgaard. She won a silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 1981 European Junior Championships with Mark Christiansen in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Other International titles

Dorte Kjaer and Nettie Nielsen won a bronze medal in Women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul when badminton was an exhibition sport. Dorte Kjaer won the Nordic badminton Championships in Women's doubles in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 with Nettie Nielsen and in 1989 with Lotte Olsen. She captured the Nordic mixed doubles title in 1984 with Jesper Helledie. With Nettie Nielsen she won the Scottish Open twice in 1985 & 1986 and with Lotte Olsen the Danish Open & German Open in 1990. With Henrik Svarrer she won the Carlton-Intersport-Cup in 1987 and the Chinese Taipei Open in 1989. She was a professional badminton player for approximately 10 years.

Achievements

World Badminton Grand Prix Finals

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Singapore Nettie Nielsen Erma Sulistianingsih
Rosiana Tendean
15-11, 16-18, 16–18 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Dutch Open Kirsten Larsen Gillian Gilks
Karen Beckman
12-15, 10-15 Runner-up
1985 Scottish Open Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson
Christine Magnussen
15-13, 15–8 Champion
1986 Scottish Open Nettie Nielsen Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
15-8, 15-11 Champion
1986 Carlton-Intersport-Cup (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany) Nettie Nielsen Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
9-15, 11-15 Runner-up
1989 Chinese Taipei Open Lotte Olsen Maria Bengtsson
Christine Magnussen
13-15, 15-9, 6-15 Runner-up
1990 Danish Open Lotte Olsen Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
15-13, 9-15, 15–11 Champion
1990 German Open Lotte Olsen Pernille Dupont
Grete Mogensen
10–15, 15–2, 15–9 Champion

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Dutch Open Jesper Helledie Steen Fladberg
Gitte Paulsen
9-15, 11-15 Runner-up
1987 Thailand Open Henrik Svarrer Peter Buch
Grete Mogensen
Runner-up
1987 Carlton-Intersport-Cup (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany) Henrik Svarrer Andy Goode
Fiona Elliott
16–17, 15–9, 15–10 Champion
1988 Dutch Open Henrik Svarrer Jesper Knudsen
Nettie Nielsen
7-15, 11-15 Runner-up
1989 Chinese Taipei Open Henrik Svarrer Jan Paulsen
Gillian Gowers
15–8, 15–6 Champion

References


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