Anne Statt

Anne Statt (married Anne Skovgaard) was a badminton player from England, who later represented Denmark.

Anne Skovgaard
Personal information
Full name	Anne Statt
Birth name	Anne Forest[1]
Country	England (1973–1978) Denmark (1979–1984)
Born	1955 (1955) England
Died	31 October 2024(2024-10-31) (aged 68–69) Holte, Denmark
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1978 Edmonton Women's doubles European Championships 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1978 Preston Mixed team European Junior Championships 1973 Edinburgh Girls' doubles Representing  Denmark European Championships 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed team

Career

Statt won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in the women's doubles with Nora Perry.

Statt represented England and won double gold in the team event and women's doubles, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2][3]

Statt married to Steen Skovgaard and later changed her family name and switched nationality to represent Denmark. She won the team event at 1980 European Badminton Championships in team event, winning 2 out of 3 matches in group 1.^[4] Skovgaard also managed to win German Open with her husband.^[5]

Post retirement and death

Skovgaard became coach and managed most of her time in her local club Gentofte BK in Denmark. On 31 October 2024, Skovgaard died after a brief period fighting her illnesses. The funeral service took place in the Holte Church.^[1]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Nora Perry	Claire Backhouse Jane Youngberg	10–15, 15–2, 15–12	Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Nora Perry	Jane Webster Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–7	Gold
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Dorte Kjær	Jane Webster Nora Perry	4–15, 6–15	Bronze
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Lene Køppen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	6–15, 2–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Steen Skovgaard	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	12–15, 8–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Meadowbank, Edinburgh, Scotland	Kathleen Whiting	Mette Myhre Susanne Berg	15–10, 7–15, 18–14	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Dutch Open	Steen Skovgaard	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	10–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1983	All England Open	Steen Skovgaard	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	16–18, 15–11, 6–15	Runner-up

International tournaments (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Welsh International			Winner
1976	Welsh International	Paula Kilvington	8–11, 9–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Welsh International	Kathleen Whiting			Winner
1973	Welsh International	Kathleen Whiting	Barbara Beckett Sue Alfieri	6–15, 15–11, 7–15	Runner-up
1974	Welsh International	Margo Winter			Winner
1976	Welsh International	Jane Webster	Barbara Giles Kathleen Whiting	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1977	Portugal International	Karen Bridge			Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Nora Perry	Marjan Ridder Joke van Beusekom	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1978	Scottish Open	Paula Kilvington	Jane Webster Sue Whittaker	15–17, 15–5, 9–15	Runner-up
1978	German Open	Nora Perry	Barbara Sutton Jane Webster	17–15, 15–5	Winner
1979	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Lene Køppen Joke van Beusekom	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Welsh International	Michael Wilks	Alan Connor Kathleen Whiting	15–10, 15–6	Winner
1980	German Open	Steen Skovgaard	Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly	15–6, 15–11	Winner