Karin Schnaase

Karin Schnaase
Personal information
Country Germany
Born (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39)
Lüdinghausen, West Germany[1]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking24 (26 March 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Germany
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Esbjerg Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Esbjerg Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Karin Schnaase (born 14 February 1985)[2] is a German badminton player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 2nd in her group during group play and did not advance to the next round.[3] She is well known for the broken shoe incident with Laura Sarosi at the 2016 European Badminton Championships, where Sarosi handed her spare shoe to make Schnaase able to continue the match. Schnaase later won the match which made Sarosi unable to gain more points for Olympic badminton qualification.[4]

  1. ^ "Karin SCHNAASE Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Karin Schnaase". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's Singles-Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Hungarian Badminton Player Gives Fair Play A Whole New Meaning". hungarytoday.hu. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.