Jon Holst-Christensen

Jon Holst-Christensen (born 16 June 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who is the son of two great badminton players in the 60's, Bjorn Holst-Christensen [de] and Tonny Holst-Christensen.^[3][4] Jon is prominent in men's and mixed doubles for Denmark team alongside players such as Thomas Lund and Michael Sogaard.^[5]

Jon Holst-Christensen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1968-06-16) 16 June 1968 (age 57) Ringsted, Sjælland, Denmark
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Handedness	Right
Men's and Mixed Doubles
Highest ranking	1 (MD with Thomas Lund) 2 (XD with Grete Mogensen)[2]
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Thomas Cup 1996 Hong Kong Men's team 1998 Hong Kong Men's team European Championships 1992 Glasgow Men's doubles 1996 Herning Men's doubles 1990 Moscow Mixed doubles 1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1998 Sofia Men's doubles 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

In his illustrious career, Jon has won several big titles which includes 2 All England Open titles in both men and mixed doubles categories in 1993,^[6][7] 3 times European Champions (2 in men's doubles and 1 in mixed),^[8] Japan Open,^[9] and Denmark Open.^[10] Jon also won 4 medals (3 silvers and 1 bronze) in World Championships in 1991,1993 and 1995^{[11][12][13][14]} and compete in 3 Olympics.^[1]

Summer Olympics

Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

In his final attempt, Jon competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles this time with Ann Jorgensen. They passed the first round against Korean pair of Lee Dong-soo and Lee Hyo-jung before lost against an English pair of Simon Archer and Joanne Goode in 3 sets.

After losing in that final Olympics, Jon decided to retire from the sport.^[15]

Post Career

Early on, Jon is retiring due to his desire to engage in IT industry as a civilian.^[15] Nowadays, he is a senior director in human resources department of Velux Group which specialized in home designs and accessories.^[16]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Thomas Lund	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	10–15, 15–12, 16–17	Silver
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Thomas Lund	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	5–15, 2–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

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

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Thomas Lund	Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer	15–9, 15–5	Gold
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Thomas Lund	Michael Sogaard Henrik Svarrer	10–15, 15–12, 18–17	Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Michael Søgaard	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	8–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union	Grete Mogensen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–7, 15–8	Gold
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	4–15, 15–9, 12–15	Silver
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Ann Jorgensen	Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen	6–15, 12–15	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Ann Jorgensen	Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen	5–15, 15–13, 3–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (27 titles, 30 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Dutch Open	Thomas Lund	Bagus Setiadi Ricky Subagja	15–10, 15–4	Winner
1991	Swedish Open	Thomas Lund	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	14–18, 7–15	Runner-up
1991	Scottish Open	Thomas Lund	Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson	18–15, 15–11	Winner
1991	German Open	Thomas Lund	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	Scottish Open	Christian Jakobsen	Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	German Open	Thomas Lund	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	15–6, 2–15, 15–9	Winner
1992	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer	18–16, 15–8	Winner
1993	Korea Open	Thomas Lund	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	15–5, 10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1993	Scottish Open	Thomas Lund	Sergey Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev	15–4, 15–7	Winner
1993	All England Open	Thomas Lund	Chen Hongyong Chen Kang	10–15, 15–2, 15–10	Winner
1993	Canada Open	Thomas Lund	Chen Hongyong Chen Kang	15–7, 7–15, 15–4	Winner
1993	U.S. Open	Thomas Lund	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1993	German Open	Thomas Lund	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	17–14, 15–12	Winner
1993	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Jan Paulsen Jim Laugesen	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1994	Singapore Open	Thomas Lund	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	German Open	Thomas Lund	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	8–15, 15–5, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Korea Open	Thomas Lund	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	6–15, 15–11, 7–15	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Thomas Lund	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1995	Russian Open	Thomas Lund	Tony Gunawan Rudy Wijaya	15–8, 11–15, 17–14	Winner
1995	China Open	Thomas Lund	Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	German Open	Thomas Lund	Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya	15–8, 15–13	Winner
1995	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Tony Gunawan Rudy Wijaya	16–17, 15–5, 15–6	Winner
1996	Swiss Open	Thomas Lund	Sigit Budiarto Dicky Purwotsugiono	15–12, 18–13	Winner
1996	German Open	Thomas Lund	Seng Kok Kiong Victo Wibowo	15–11, 11–15, 15–3	Winner
1997	All England Open	Michael Søgaard	Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	11–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1997	Russian Open	Michael Søgaard	Thomas Stavngaard Jim Laugesen	15–9, 15–13	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Michael Søgaard	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	14–17, 15–8, 18–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Swedish Open	Helle Andersen	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	9–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1989	Scottish Open	Gillian Gowers	Michael Brown Jillian Wallwork	15–6, 15–11	Winner
1990	Finnish Open	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	14–18, 15–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Grete Mogensen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	12–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Scottish Open	Grete Mogensen	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	15–2, 15–13	Winner
1990	All England Open	Grete Mogensen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1990	Dutch Open	Grete Mogensen	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	World Grand Prix Finals	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	15–12, 9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Japan Open	Grete Mogensen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Denmark Open	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	7–15, 15–6, 7–15	Runner-up
1991	Scottish Open	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	2–15, 15–9, 18–14	Winner
1992	Japan Open	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	Scottish Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	11–15, 15–11, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	All England Open	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1992	Malaysia Open	Lotte Olsen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1992	Denmark Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1993	Korea Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	9–15, 15–12, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	Scottish Open	Pernille Nedergaard	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	2–15, 11–13	Runner-up
1993	All England Open	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	8–1 retired	Winner
1994	Japan Open	Catrine Bengtsson	Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Catrine Bengtsson	Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen	13–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1994	Singapore Open	Rikke Olsen	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	1–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	11–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1995	All England Open	Rikke Olsen	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Swedish Open	Karen Neumann	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	17–15, 12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	Russian Open	Ann Jorgensen	Janek Roos Helene Kirkegaard	8–15, 15–10, 15–4	Winner
1998	Dutch Open	Ann Jorgensen	Chen Qiqiu Yang Wei	15–7, 15–6	Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Ann Jorgensen	Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen	15–6, 15–14	Winner

IBF International (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Nordic Championships	Thomas Lund	Max Gandrup Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	13–18, 15–8, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Nordic Championships	Jan Paulsen	Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson	18–15, 15–11	Winner
1993	Hamburg Cup	Thomas Lund	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1997	Nordic Championships	Michael Søgaard	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	walkover	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Stockholm International	Dorte Kjaer	Andrey Antropov Elena Rybkina	15–7, 10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1990	Nordic Championships	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up

Invitation Tournament (3 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Copenhagen Masters	Thomas Lund	Jim Laugesen Henrik Svarrer	15–3, 15–3	Winner
1994	Copenhagen Masters	Thomas Lund	Michael Sogaard Henrik Svarrer	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1996	Copenhagen Masters	Thomas Lund	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	17–15, 15–10	Winner