Helene Kirkegaard

Helene Kirkegaard
Personal information
Birth nameHelene Green Kirkegaard
CountryDenmark
Born (1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 (age 53)
Præstevang, Hillerød, Denmark
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles
BWF profile

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]

  1. ^ a b "Badminton: 18 aktive deltagere" (in Danish). B.T. 11 September 2000. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympiske lege" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2019.