Ann Jørgensen

Ann Jørgensen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born1 October 1973 (1973-10) (age 51)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sofia Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team

Ann Jørgensen (born 1 October 1973 in Copenhagen) is a badminton player from Denmark.

Career

Jørgensen competed in badminton at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena,
Copenhagen, Denmark 		Denmark Majken Vange South Korea Chung Jae-hee
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		10–15, 15–7, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Denmark Majken Vange Denmark Rikke Olsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		2–15, 10–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Denmark Michael Sogaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		6–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Denmark Michael Sogaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		5–15, 15–13, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Russian Open Denmark Majken Vange Denmark Rikke Olsen
Denmark Helene Kirkegaard 		2–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Denmark Open Denmark Majken Vange Japan Yoshiko Iwata
Japan Haruko Matsuda 		18–16, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Swiss Open Denmark Majken Vange Denmark Rikke Olsen
Denmark Mette Sorensen 		2–15, 0–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year .Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Denmark Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		5–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Denmark Janek Roos
Denmark Helene Kirkegaard 		8–15, 15–10, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Dutch Open Denmark Jon Holst Christensen China Chen Qiqiu
China Yang Wei 		15–7, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Denmark Open Denmark Jon Holst Christensen Denmark Michael Sogaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		15–6, 15–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Amor Tournament Denmark Majken Vange Denmark Rikke Olsen
Denmark Charlotte Madsen 		15–12, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Malmö International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jesper Larsen
Sweden Maria Bengtsson 		15–9, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ann Jørgensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.