Helene Kirkegaard

Helene Green Kirkegaard (born 5 May 1971) is a retired Danish badminton player from Lillerød badminton club.^[1] She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2] At the 1995 IBF World Championships, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles with Jens Eriksen and a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Rikke Olsen.^[1]

Helene Kirkegaard
Personal information
Birth name	Helene Green Kirkegaard
Country	Denmark
Born	(1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 (age 54) Præstevang, Hillerød, Denmark
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's & mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles World Cup 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team European Championships 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles 1996 Herning Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Mixed team 1989 Manchester Girls' singles 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Rikke Olsen	Finarsih Lili Tampi	8–15, 16–17	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Jens Eriksen	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	2–15, 6–15	Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rikke Olsen	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	10–15, 9–15	Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Rikke Olsen	Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode	15–7, 10–15, 8–15	Silver
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Rikke Olsen	Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	15–6, 12–15, 10–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Camilla Martin	4–11, 4–11	Silver

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Camilla Martin	Marlene Thomsen Trine Johansson	5–15, 15–13, 5–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager	7–2, 7–2, 7–3	Winner
2001	German Open	Rikke Olsen	Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager	7–0, 8–7, 7–0	Winner
2001	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min	3–7, 6–8, 7–2, 4–7	Runner-up
2000	Dutch Open	Rikke Olsen	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	15–6, 15–7	Winner
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Rikke Olsen	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	6–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1999	Indonesia Open	Rikke Olsen	Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Rikke Olsen	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–13, 15–4	Winner
1997	German Open	Rikke Olsen	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	4–15, 15–5, 15–8	Winner
1997	Russian Open	Rikke Olsen	Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange	15–2, 15–9	Winner
1996	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1996	Russian Open	Rikke Olsen	Marina Andrievskaya Christine Gandrup	15–12, 10–15, 15–5	Winner
1996	Indonesia Open	Rikke Olsen	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	7–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Rikke Olsen	Ge Fei Gu Jun	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1996	Swedish Open	Rikke Olsen	Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young	13–18, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
1996	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1995	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk	10–15, 15–5, 17–14	Winner
1995	Chinese Taipei Open	Rikke Olsen	Gillian Gowers Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1994	Scottish Open	Rikke Olsen	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	12–15, 18–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1994	U.S. Open	Rikke Olsen	Liu Guimei Peng Yun	15–4, 15–11	Winner
1994	Canadian Open	Rikke Olsen	Liu Guimei Peng Yun	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1994	French Open	Rikke Olsen	Eny Oktaviani Nonong Denis Zanati	15–1, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Russian Open	Janek Roos	Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen	15–8, 10–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1996	U.S. Open	Chris Hunt	Kim Dong-moon Chung So-young	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Irish International	Rikke Olsen	Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1994	Hamburg Cup	Rikke Olsen	Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1994	Portugal International	Rikke Olsen	Andrea Dakó Andrea Harsági	15–6, 15–0	Winner
1993	Norwegian International	Rikke Olsen	Catrine Bengtsson Kristin Evernas	Walkover	Runner-up
1993	Uppsala International	Rikke Olsen	Trine Pedersen Lone Sørensen	15–7, 18–17	Winner
1993	Polish International	Rikke Olsen	Anne Søndergaard Lotte Thomsen	15–17, 15–9, 7–15	Runner-up
1992	Norwegian International	Rikke Broen	Trine Pedersen Anne-Mette van Dijk	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1990	Bulgarian International	Diana Koleva	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Camilla Martin	Trine Johansson Marlene Thomsen	14–17, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	Polish International	Camilla Martin	Chen Ying Sheng Wengqing	15–18, 1–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Portugal International	Thomas Damgaard	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Rikke Olsen	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up