Catrine Bengtsson

Catrine Bengtsson (born 21 September 1969) is a Swedish badminton player.

Career Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarter-finals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15–4, 15–9. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the three events: women's singles, women's doubles with Margit Borg and mixed doubles with Peter Axelsson.

In 1994, she won the European Championships in mixed doubles with Denmark's Michael Søgaard. In 1993 she claimed her biggest title, the IBF World Championship in mixed doubles with Denmark's Thomas Lund.

Achievements

World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 National Indoor Arena,Birmingham, England Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 10–15, 15–6, 15–12 Gold Gold

World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Thomas Lund Chen Xingdong Gu Jun 10–15, 15–10, 15–2 Gold Gold

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Lim Xiaoqing 5–11, 9–12 Silver Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Maria Bengtsson Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 15–9, 16–18, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Michael Søgaard Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen 15–6, 15–9 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Helle Andersen 8–11, 11–4, 7–11 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Margit Borg Julie Munday Tracy Dineen 15–4, 17–14 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1992 Swiss Open Astrid van der Knaap 11–1, 3–11, 9–11 Runner-up 1995 Scottish Open Doris Piché 8–11, 11–4, 11–9 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 18–16, 15–11 Winner 1991 Swedish Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Nettie Nielsen 15–13, 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1991 Dutch Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey 9–15, 16–18 Runner-up 1992 Swiss Open Maria Bengtsson Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 15–10, 15–10 Winner 1992 Swedish Open Maria Bengtsson Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 6–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1992 German Open Maria Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 9–15, 0–15 Runner-up 1992 Denmark Open Maria Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 7–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1992 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1995 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Emma Constable Sarah Hardaker 15–7, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Swedish Open Max Gandrup Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1993 Japan Open Thomas Lund Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1993 Korea Open Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen Anne Mette Bille 15–9, 12–15, 15–4 Winner 1993 Swedish Open Thomas Lund Peter Axelsson Gillian Gowers 15–4, 15–10 Winner 1993 All England Open Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 1–8 retired Runner-up 1993 Canadian Open Thomas Lund Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen 15–2, 15–9 Winner 1993 U. S. Open Thomas Lund Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers 15–7, 15–7 Winner 1993 Denmark Open Thomas Lund Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1993 Scottish Open Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen Pernille Nedergaard 15–2, 13–11 Winner 1993 World Grand Prix Finals Thomas Lund Nick Ponting Gillian Clark 15–9, 15–7 Winner 1994 Japan Open Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1994 Swiss Open Jon Holst-Christensen Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen 13–18, 9–15 Runner-up 1996 Dutch Open Peter Axelsson Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 0–9, 7–9, 6–9 Runner-up

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1988 USSR International Vlada Chernyavskaya 11–9, 11–5 Winner 1990 Nordic Championships Pernille Nedergaard 6–11, 11–8, 10–12 Runner-up 1992 Norwegian International Helle Andersen 12–9, 11–7 Winner 1993 Norwegian International Karin Ericsson 11–4, 11–5 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1988 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 18–14, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1993 Norwegian International Kristin Evernäs Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen Walkover Winner 1998 Norwegian International Marina Andrievskaya Koon Wai Chee Ling Wan Ting 12–15, 15–6, 15–13 Winner 1998 Welsh International Marina Andrievskaya Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge 15–8, 15–3 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Welsh International Henrik Andersson Donal O'Halloran Elaine Kiely 15–2, 15–7 Winner