Donna Kellogg

Donna Victoria Kellogg, MBE (born 20 January 1978) is an English former badminton player. She is the European Champion, winning the women's doubles titles in 2000, 2006 and the mixed doubles title in 2008. She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships. Kellogg also won the women's doubles title at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the England winning team at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Donna Kellogg
Personal information
Birth name	Donna Victoria Kellogg
Country	England
Born	(1978-01-20) 20 January 1978 (age 47) Spondon, Derby, England[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Andy Wood Julian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD with Gail Emms 16 March 2006) 4 (XD with Anthony Clark 4 December 2008)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  England World Championships 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2002 Manchester Mixed team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2006 Melbourne Mixed team 2006 Melbourne Women's doubles European Championships 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles 2006 Den Bosch Women's doubles 2008 Herning Mixed doubles 2008 Herning Women's doubles 1998 Sofia Women's doubles 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1998 Sofia Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 2008 Herning Mixed team 2009 Liverpool Mixed team 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team European Women's Team Championships 2006 Thessaloniki Women's team European Junior Championships 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles 1995 Nitra Mixed team 1997 Nymburk Girls' singles 1997 Nymburk Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

Kellogg first played badminton at the age of 10. Her first representative match for England was against China at the 1997 World Championships in Scotland. The best performances of her career are winning the European women's doubles gold medal in 2000 with Joanne Goode and in 2006 with Gail Emms.

Kellogg's highest world ranking is fourth in women's doubles with a national ranking of first in the same event.

1998 Commonwealth Games

She represented England and won two gold medals (women's doubles and team) and a bronze medal (mixed doubles), at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[2][3]

2004 Summer Olympics

Kellogg competed with Gail Emms in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. They defeated Koon Wai Chee and Li Wing Mui of Hong Kong in the first round, but were defeated by Wei Yili and Zhao Tingting of China in the round of 16.

2006 World Championships and Commonwealth Games

Kellogg reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 World Championships with Anthony Clark, losing in the final against Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. She also won a silver medal (team) and bronze medal (doubles) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[4]

2008 Summer Olympics

She and partner Gail Emms faced China in doubles at the 2008 Olympics in the round of 16. They lost the first match.

Personal life

In 1999 she graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Sports Science. Her occupation/professional qualification is BSC Physical Education, Sport Science and Recreational Management.

Kellogg was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.^[5]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Anthony Clark	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15–21, 12–21	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Joanne Goode	Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah	15–8, 15–6	Gold
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Gail Emms	Trupti Murgunde Saina Nehwal	21–14, 21–9	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chris Hunt	Nathan Robertson Joanne Davies	15–7, 15–17, 14–17	Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Joanne Goode	Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen	5–15, 10–15	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Joanne Goode	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	7–15, 15–10, 15–8	Gold
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Gail Emms	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	21–12, 21–10	Gold
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Gail Emms	Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	18–21, 18–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Anthony Clark	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	16–21, 14–21	Bronze
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Anthony Clark	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	16–21, 22–20, 21–15	Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Nymburk, Czech Republic	Tine Rasmussen	11–3, 5–11, 9–12	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia	Joanne Wright	Natalia Djachkova Ella Karachkova	15–7, 18–13	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Nymburk, Czech Republic	David Lindley	Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen	9–15, 9–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	All England Open	Anthony Clark	Zheng Bo Gao Ling	21–16, 18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	China Masters	Anthony Clark	Zheng Bo Gao Ling	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2008	Swiss Open	Anthony Clark	He Hanbin Yu Yang	15–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2008	Singapore Open	Anthony Clark	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2008	French Open	Anthony Clark	He Hanbin Yu Yang	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	Denmark Open	Anthony Clark	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	16–21, 27–25, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Swedish Open	Julie Bradbury	Liu Lu Qian Hong	11–15, 18–17, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	Indonesia Open	Joanne Goode	Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren	7–15, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
2005	Korea Open	Gail Emms	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Walkover	Runner-up
2005	Thessaloniki Grand Prix	Gail Emms	Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah	17–14, 15–8	Winner
2005	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2006	Denmark Open	Gail Emms	Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	20–22, 10–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Thessaloniki Grand Prix	Anthony Clark	Robert Blair Natalie Munt	15–4, 6–15, 15–13	Winner
2006	Denmark Open	Anthony Clark	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	14–21, 21–14, 22–20	Winner

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Austrian International	Simon Archer	Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson	11–6, 5–11, 11–6	Winner
2003	Slovenian International	Simon Archer	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva	15–2, 17–16	Winner
2003	Iceland International	Simon Archer	Jesper Larsen Mie Nielsen	15–13, 15–4	Winner
2003	Scottish International	Simon Archer	Imanuel Hirschfeldt Frida Andreasson	15–5, 15–3	Winner
2003	Irish International	Simon Archer	Rasmus Andersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–12, 15–4	Winner
2004	Portugal International	Simon Archer	Kristof Hopp Kathrin Piotrowski	15–12, 15–12	Winner
2005	Portugal International	Anthony Clark	Sergio Llopis Dolores Marco	15–5, 15–10	Winner

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Anthony Clark against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[7]

• Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 2–2
• Zheng Bo & Gao Ling 1–4
• He Hanbin & Yu Yang 1–5
• Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 3–3
• Jens Eriksen & Mette Schjoldager 0–2
• Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 2–2
• Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 1–1
• Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 1–3
• Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa 1–0
• Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 3–7
• Ko Sung-hyun & Ha Jung-eun 0–1
• Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 5–2
• Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 3–1
• Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–1
• Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 1–2