Anu Nieminen
| Anu Nieminen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Anu Kristiina Weckström |
| Country |
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| Born |
16 December 1977 Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 37 (21 January 2010) |
| BWF profile | |
Anu Kristiina Nieminen (born 16 December 1977; née Weckström) is a Finnish badminton player. Born in Helsinki, Nieminen has joined the national team in 1994.[1] She is one of the best badminton players in Finland, having won twelve times National Championships,[2] and competed at the Summer Olympics in four consecutive times.[3]
Nieminen first represented Finland at the Olympic level at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She reached the second round before losing to Kanako Yonekura of Japan.[4] In 2004 Olympics, she defeated in the round of 32 to Kaori Mori of Japan.[5] In 2006, she signed with the Finnish cosmetics company Lumene, along with her husband, professional tennis player Jarkko Nieminen.
Nieminen competed at the 2008 Olympics, she again reached the second round, this time losing to Huaiwen Xu of Germany.[6] In 2012 Olympics, she won her first match against Victoria Montero of Mexico, but lose a match to Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei, she did not advance beyond the group stages.[7] In 2013, she has joined the Lillerød Badminton in Denmark as a coach for the young players.[8]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Slovak Open |  |
21–14, 19–21, 21–16 |  |
| 2008 | Austrian International |  |
21–19, 13–21, 9–21 |  |
| 2005 | Italian International |  |
4–11, 5–11 | |
| 2003 | Dominican Republic International |  |
5–11, 11–7, 11–13 | |
| 2002 | Slovenian International |  |
11–6, 1–11, 9–11 | |
| 2002 | Finnish International | |
7–1, 7–4, 7–0 | |
| 2001 | Irish International |  |
3–7, 7–1, 2–7 | |
| 2001 | Norwegian International |  |
7–0, 7–1, 7–4 | |
| 2000 | Scottish International | |
11–4, 3–11, 11–4 | |
| 2000 | Norwegian International |  |
11–7, 11–6 | |
| 2000 | Croatian International |  |
11–6, 11–4 | |
| 2000 | Dutch International | |
3–11, 3–11 | |
| 2000 | Cuba International | |
2–11, 4–11 | |
| 1999 | Irish International | |
9–11, 5–11 | |
| 1999 | Guatemala International | |
6–11, 10–13 | |
| 1999 | Argentina International | |
6–11, 6–11 | |
| 1999 | Brazil International | |
13–10, 11–9 | |
| 1999 | Bulgarian International |  |
6–11, 8–11 | |
| 1998 | Scottish International | |
5–11, 3–11 | |
| 1998 | Austrian International | |
3–11, 12–9, 8–11 | |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Norwegian International | |
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Players: Anu Nieminen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "SM-sulkapalloa 1980-1990-luvuilla" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Anu Weckström". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000" (in Finnish). Suomen Sulkapalloliitto. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Badminton women's singles results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Vanhasen kannustus ei auttanut Anu Niemistä" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Lontoo 2012" (in Finnish). Suomen Sulkapalloliitto. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Anu Nieminen til Lillerød som cheftræner for ungdom" (in Danish). BadmintonBladet.dk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
- Anu Nieminen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Anu Nieminen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Photo of Anu Nieminen