Johanna Persson

Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson (born 25 December 1978) is a former Swedish badminton player.[1] Persson started her junior career in Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and won her first national junior title in 1993 in the U-14 girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event.[2] She won the Swedish National senior title 11 times from 2002 to 2012, 6 in the women's doubles, and 5 in the mixed doubles.[3] She won the bronze medals at the 2004 European Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Fredrik Bergström, and also at the 2006 and 2008 European Championship in the women's doubles event with Elin Bergblom.[4] Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Persson and Bergström lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15–3, 15–1.[5] After retiring from the international tournament, in 2009, Persson runs a project Girls of Badminton, to encourage and promote females within the Swedish Badminton Association.[6] In 2011, she was awarded as a Person of the Year by the Badminton Europe.[7] Her sister, Sara Persson, also an Olympian who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[8]

Johanna Persson
Personal information
Birth nameJohanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson
Country Sweden
Born (1978-12-25) 25 December 1978
Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
2008 HerningWomen's doubles
2006 Den BoschWomen's doubles
2004 GenevaMixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter,
Herning, Denmark		 Elin Bergblom Gail Emms
Donna Kellogg		 18–21, 7–21 Bronze
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Elin Bergblom Gail Emms
Donna Kellogg		 9–21, 21–16, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland		 Fredrik Bergström Jonas Rasmussen
Rikke Olsen		 3–15, 10–15 Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Bitburger Open Vladislav Druzchenko Daniel Shirley
Sara Runesten-Petersen		 15–11, 11–15, 15–6 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Polish International Elin Bergblom Shendy Puspa Irawati
Meiliana Jauhari		 11–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Elin Bergblom Elodie Eymard
Weny Rahmawati		 21–11, 21–15 Winner
2006 Swedish International Elin Bergblom Birgit Overzier
Carina Mette		 21–13, 21–15 Winner
2005 Scottish International Elin Bergblom Nina Vislova
Valeria Sorokina		 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005 Iceland International Elin Bergblom Paulien van Dooremalen
Rachel van Cutsen		 17–14, 15–11 Winner
2005 Dutch International Elin Bergblom Nicole Grether
Juliane Schenk		 4–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2002 Czech International Elin Bergblom Olga Konon
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 11–5, 11–8 Winner
2002 Spanish International Elin Bergblom Filipa Lamy
Telma Santos		 8–6, 7–0, 7–4 Winner
2002 Finnish International Elin Bergblom Verena Fastenbauer
Karina Lengauer		 Walkover Winner
2001 Hungarian International Elin Bergblom Krisztina Ádám
Csilla Fórián		 3–7, 7–2, 7–0 Winner
2000 Norwegian International Caroline Eriksson Anu Weckström
Nina Weckström		 15–10, 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Iceland International Henri Hurskainen Jacob Chemnitz
Julie Houmann		 15–5, 13–15, 15–11 Winner
2005 Czech International Henri Hurskainen Tim Dettmann
Annekatrin Lillie		 17–15, 15–7 Winner
2005 Dutch International Fredrik Bergström Ingo Kindervater
Kathrin Piotrowski		 15–4, 15–13 Winner
2004 Scottish International Fredrik Bergström Jochen Cassel
Birgit Overzier		 15–3, 15–13 Winner
2004 Norwegian International Fredrik Bergström Kristian Roebuck
Liza Parker		 16–17, 15–4, 15–10 Winner
2003 Bitburger International Fredrik Bergström Nikolay Zuev
Marina Yakusheva		 13–15, 15–10, 15–13 Winner
2003 Austrian International Fredrik Bergström Simon Archer
Donna Kellogg		 6–11, 11–5, 6–11 Runner-up
2003 Portugal International Fredrik Bergström Carsten Mogensen
Helle Nielsen		 10–13, 11–5, 11–7 Winner
2002 Austrian International Dennis Lens Kasper Kiim Jensen
Helle Nielsen		 6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6 Winner
2001 Hungarian International Daniel Glaser Andrej Pohar
Maja Pohar		 5–7, 1–7, 1–7 Runner-up
2000 Welsh International Henrik Andersson Anthony Clark
Gail Emms		 4–7, 1–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2000 Norwegian International Ola Molin Jörgen Olsson
Frida Andreasson		 17–15, 15–11 Winner
2000 Austrian International Ola Molin David Lindley
Liza Parker		 15–9, 12–15, 15–9 Winner
1999 Welsh International Ola Molin Peter Jeffrey
Joanne Davies		 15–11, 5–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1999 Czech International Ola Molin Christian Mohr
Anne Hönscheid		 15–7, 15–7 Winner
1997 Czech International Henrik Andersson Ian Sullivan
Gail Emms		 8–11, 4–9, 3–9 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Dubbeljobbigt" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. "Täby har vunnit 230 SM titlar" (in Swedish). Täby Badmintonförening. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Svenska Mästerskap senior" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. "Badminton Sverige: Svenska OS, VM och EM-medaljer" (in Swedish). Sveriges sporthistoria. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. "Bergström/Persson ute ur OS" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Girls of Badminton stärker och lyfter ledarna" (in Swedish). Riksidrottsförbundet. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. "2011 Person of the Year Award - Johanna Persson (Sweden)". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. "Sara Persson i stor badmintonfinal" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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