Christine Magnusson

Christine Kajumba Gandrup (formerly Magnusson, born 21 November 1964) is a Swedish badminton player who won events in numerous Swedish National, open European and other international tournaments.

Career Magnusson's Swedish national titles included seven in women's singles between 1982 and 1990. She won the bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson. She also represented Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in women's doubles at the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships with Lim Xiaoqing and the Badminton World Cup women's doubles with Lim in 1993.

In the Open Grand Prix Circuit Christine Magnusson won the USSR International titles in singles and doubles (with Maria Bengtsson) in 1981, the Scottish Open singles titles in 1985, 1986 and 1988. In 1987, she won the Belgian International in women's singles and the Dutch Open doubles title with Maria Bengtsson. She won more women's doubles titles again with Maria Bengtsson at the Belgian International 1988 and also at the Chinese Taipei Masters Open 1988 and the Finnish International 1990. In 1991, she won both the singles and doubles titles (with Maria Bengtsson) at the Chinese Taipei Masters Open.

She won the Scottish Open and German Open women's doubles titles in 1991 and 1992 with Lim Xiaoqing. She also won the doubles title at the Danish Open with Lim Xiaoqing in 1992 and 1994, the US Open in 1992, and both the Malaysia Open and Chinese Taipei Open in 1993.

In 1996, Magnusson won the Polish Open doubles title with Marina Andrievskaya.

Personal life Christine Magnusson was born in Uganda, as daughter of an Ugandan mother and a Swedish father. The family fled Uganda during the rule of Idi Amin and moved to Sweden in 1975 after also living in Kenya for a while, where she first came in contact with badminton. After arriving in Sweden she became a member of the Taby Badminton Club at the young age of ten years. Under the guidance of trainer Dan Andersson, she quickly improved her skills and already at a young age of 16 years she was selected by the National badminton team of Sweden. Eventually playing two Olympic Games and many international events at the top level of the sport of badminton for many decades.

Magnusson was married to fellow Danish badminton player Max Gandrup and the pair have two children; daughter Tanja born in 1997 and son Kevin born in 1999. After retirement in the sport she started working as a sales coordinator at a cosmetics company. In her free time she now plays golf.

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Maria Bengtsson Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 2–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze 1991 Brøndby Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark Maria Bengtsson Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua 7–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Guangdong Gymnasium,Guangzhou, China Gillian Clark Lin Yanfen Yao Fen Bronze Bronze 1993 Indira Gandhi Arena,New Delhi, India Lim Xiaoqing Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 15–12, 15–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Thomas Kihlström Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark 4–15, 15–8, 7–15Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany Lene Køppen 4–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze 1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden Kirsten Larsen 4–11, 6–11Bronze Bronze 1988 Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway Christina Bostofte 5–11, 2–11 Bronze Bronze 1990 Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union Fiona Smith 3–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Catrine Bengtsson 11–5, 0–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Camilla Martin 6–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Guild Hall,Preston, England Maria Bengtsson Karen Chapman Gillian Clark Walkover Bronze Bronze 1986 Fyrishallen,Uppsala, Sweden Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 10–15, 15–8, 11–15Bronze Bronze 1988 Badmintonsenteret,Kristiansand, Norway Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 8–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1990 Luzhniki,Moscow, Soviet Union Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 15–13, 5–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Lim Xiaoqing Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 8–15, 15–11, 15–6 Gold Gold 1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 17–14, 15–12 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Fyrishallen,Uppsala, Sweden Thomas Kihlström Martin Dew Gillian Gilks 8–15, 8–15Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1983 Helsinkian Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland Helen Troke 5–11, 10–12 Silver Silver

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre,Edinburgh, Scotland Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 15–18, 10–15 Silver Silver 1983 Helsinkian Sports Hall,Helsinki, Finland Jeanette Kuhl Lisa Chapman Jane Shipman 6–15, 9–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Helsinkian Sports Hall,Helsinki, Finland Stellan Österberg Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen 7–15, 12–15 Silver Silver

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

Women's singles

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Malaysia Open Gillian Clark Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1985 Scandinavian Open Maria Bengtsson Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–8, 5–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1985 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 13–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1986 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1986 English Masters Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–5, 15–11 Winner 1987 Chinese Taipei Open Maria Bengtsson Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 17–14, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1987 Dutch Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Sara Halsall 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1988 Chinese Taipei Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 6–15, 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1989 Chinese Taipei Open Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær Lotte Olsen 15–13, 9–15, 15–6 Winner 1989 Poona Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Sara Sankey 15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner 1990 Finnish Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1990 Singapore Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 12–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1990 Dutch Open Maria Bengtsson Nettie Nielsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1991 Singapore Open Lim Xiaoqing Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young 11–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1991 German Open Lim Xiaoqing Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 15–11, 17–15 Winner 1991 Scottish Open Lim Xiaoqing Joanne Muggeridge Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 11–0, 11–5 Winner 1992 Malaysia Open Lim Xiaoqing Gil Young-ah Park Soo-yun 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1992 U.S. Open Lim Xiaoqing Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1992 German Open Lim Xiaoqing Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–9, 15–0 Winner 1992 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–7, 15–3 Winner 1992 Scottish Open Lim Xiaoqing Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1993 Chinese Taipei Open Lim Xiaoqing Tomomi Matsuo Kyoko Sasage 18–15, 18–13 Winner 1993 Swedish Open Lim Xiaoqing Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1993 Malaysia Open Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–12, 18–14 Winner 1993 U.S. Open Lim Xiaoqing Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1993 Canadian Open Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–11, 15–5 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk 15–12, 7–15, 15–2 Winner 1996 Polish Open Marina Andrievskaya Kelly Morgan Joanne Muggeridge 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1996 Dutch Open Margit Borg Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel 5–9, 1–9, 9–5, 2–9 Runner-up 1996 Russian Open Marina Andrievskaya Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 12–15, 15–10, 5–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 World Grand Prix Finals Thomas Kihlström Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers 15–8, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1987 All England Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee 5–15, 18–14, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1981 USSR International Svetlana Belyasova 7–11, 11–7, 11–6 Winner 1984 Victor Cup Eline Coene 5–11, 11–0, 3–11 Runner-up 1983 Nordic Championships Kirsten Larsen 8–11, 11–4, 5–11 Runner-up 1984 Nordic Championships Kirsten Larsen 0–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1985 Nordic Championships Rikke van Sørensen 11–9, 11–4 Winner 1986 Nordic Championships Kirsten Larsen 10–12, 11–5, 4–11 Runner-up 1992 Nordic Championships Pernille Nedergaard 7–11, 12–9, 11–1 Winner

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Malaysia Master Thomas Kihlström Steen Fladberg Nora Perry 9–15, 5–15 Runner-up Martin Dew Gillian Gilks 17–15, 15–12 Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson 15–10, 9–15, 10–151985 Nordic Championships Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson 9–15, 7–15 Runner-up