Grete Mogensen

Grete Mogensen (born 15 May 1963, later Grete Kragekjær^[1]) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Grete Mogensen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1963-05-15) 15 May 1963 (age 62) Skive, Midtjylland, Denmark
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team European Championships 1990 Moscow Mixed doubles 1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Jon Holst-Christensen.^[3] Grete Kragekjær (previously Mogensen) won the gold medal with Jon Holst-Christensen in mixed doubles at the European Championships in 1990, the same year as they became Danish Champions.^[4] In 1993 they won the All England title^[5] but lost the final in another World Championships in 1993.^[6] Grete won the Danish Championships in Women's doubles both in 1992 and 1993, and in 1991 she became Danish Champion in mixed doubles with Holst-Christensen. She played 47 matches for the Danish national team between 1983-1993. Due to her excellent service to the national team, she was awarded Badminton Denmark's badge of merit by Badminton Denmark.^[7]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Jon Holst-Christensen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	15–17, 16–18	Bronze
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Jon-Holst Christensen	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	15–10, 6–15, 12–15	Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union	Jon Holst-Christensen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–7, 15–8	Gold
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Jon Holst Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	4–15, 15–9, 12–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Dutch Open	Pernille Dupont	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1990	German Open	Pernille Dupont	Dorte Kjaer Lotte Olsen	9–15, 14–17	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Scottish Open	Max Gandrup	Thomas Lund Gitte Paulsen	13–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1987	Thailand Open	Peter Buch	Henrik Svarrer Dorte Kjaer	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1990	Finnish Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	14–18, 15–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	12–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Scottish Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	15–2, 15–13	Winner
1990	All England Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1990	Dutch Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	World Grand Prix Finals	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	15–12, 9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Japan Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Denmark Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	7–15, 15–6, 7–15	Runner-up
1991	Scottish Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	2–15, 15–9, 18–14	Winner
1992	Japan Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	All England Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1993	All England Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	8–1 retired	Winner

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Nordic Championships	Jon Holst-Christensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up