Mette Schjoldager

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.[1]

Mette Schjoldager
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1977-04-21) 21 April 1977
Viby, Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Mixed doubles
World Championships
2001 Seville Mixed doubles
World Cup
2005 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2005 Beijing Mixed team
2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
2001 Seville Mixed team
Uber Cup
2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2004 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
2002 Malmö Mixed doubles
2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
2002 Malmö Women's doubles
2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2004 Geneva Women's doubles
2004 Geneva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
2004 Geneva Mixed team
2002 Malmö Mixed team
2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
1995 Nitra Mixed team
1995 Nitra Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.

Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun/Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen/Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal.[2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Jens Eriksen Jonas Rasmussen
Rikke Olsen		 15–5, 15–5 Bronze

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Jens Eriksen Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		 2–15, 12–15 Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Jens Eriksen Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 15–21, 18–21 Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland		 Pernille Harder Mia Audina
Lotte Bruil		 4–15, 9–15 Bronze
2002 Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden		 Pernille Harder Jane F. Bramsen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen		 4–7, 1–7, 5–7 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Jens Eriksen Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 20–22, 15–21 Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland		 Jens Eriksen Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 16–17, 14–17 Bronze
2002 Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden		 Jens Eriksen Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 7–5, 7–3, 7–1 Gold
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 7–15, 12–15 Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Športová hala Olympia,
Nitra, Slovakia		 Mette Hansen
–, – Bronze

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 Ann-Lou Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen		 2–7, 2–7, 3–7 Runner-up
2001 German Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen		 0–7, 7–8, 0–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Korea Open Jens Eriksen Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir		 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2005 Japan Open Jens Eriksen Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		 13–15, 17–14, 7–15 Runner-up
2005 Korea Open Jens Eriksen Lee Jae-jin
Lee Hyo-jung		 14–17, 9–15 Runner-up
2004 China Open Jens Eriksen Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting		 15–13, 13–15, 15–8 Winner
2003 Japan Open Jens Eriksen Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		 11–9, 8–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Kim Yong-hyun
Lee Hyo-jung		 11–7, 9–11, 11–5 Winner
2002 All England Open Jens Eriksen Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 3–7, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2001 Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 Winner
2001 Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 7–4, 7–2, 7–5 Winner
2000 Grand Prix Finals Jens Eriksen Tri Kusharyanto
Minarti Timur		 8–7, 7–4, 7–4 Winner
2000 Denmark Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 10–15, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Spanish International Pernille Harder Ella Tripp
Joanne Wright		 15–10, 12–15, 15–8 Winner
1998 Scottish International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lorraine Cole
Tracy Dineen		 15–2, 15–11 Winner
1998 Spanish International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Julia Chen
Jennifer Wong		 15–6, 15–1 Winner
1997 Irish International Pernille Harder Britta Andersen
Christina Sørensen		 15–2, 15–8 Winner
1996 Norwegian International Pernille Harder Johanna Holgersson
Jenny Karlsson		 4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8 Winner
1996 Austrian International Gitte Jansson Pernille Harder
Majken Vange		 6–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1995 Irish International Rikke Olsen Pernille Harder
Majken Vange		 10–15, 15–4, 9–15 Runner-up
1995 Norwegian International Gitte Jansson Pernille Harder
Majken Vange		 15–7, 15–12 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Italian International Peter Buur Steffensen Vitalij Durkin
Valeria Sorokina		 22–20, 21–12 Winner
2006 Southern Pan Am International Leon Aabenhus Mike Beres
Valérie Loker		 21–12, 21–19 Winner
1998 Scottish International Michael Lamp Ian Sullivan
Gail Emms		 15–10, 11–15, 15–12 Winner
1995 Norwegian International Janek Roos Thomas Stavngaard
Ann-Lou Jørgensen		 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1995 Czech International Thomas Stavngaard Janek Roos
Pernille Harder		 15–4, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1995 Austrian International Janek Roos Bjoern Siegemund
Katrin Schmidt		 7–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:

References
  1. Kimer, Af Lars (31 May 2018). "Roskildes bedste olympiske præstation nogensinde: Afgiv din stemme her" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Unseeded Danes win bronze in badminton mixed doubles". ABC. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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