Dorte Kjær

Dorte Kjær (born 6 February 1964) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

European & Danish titles Kjær won the gold medal at the 1988 and 1990 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nettie Nielsen. She and Nettie Nielsen had already won the European juniors girls doubles title in 1981. In 1983 they became the Danish National ladies doubles champions for the first time. Together they won the Danish National Badminton Championships six times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1990). Dorte Kjaer won another National ladies doubles title in 1991 with Lotte Olsen. She also won one National Danish mixed doubles title in 1990 with Henrik Svarrer. Dorte Kjaer first won a bronze medal at the 1980 European Badminton Championships with Anne Skovgaard. She won a silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 1981 European Junior Championships with Mark Christiansen in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Other International titles Dorte Kjaer and Nettie Nielsen won a bronze medal in Women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul when badminton was an exhibition sport. Dorte Kjaer won the Nordic badminton Championships in Women's doubles in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 with Nettie Nielsen and in 1989 with Lotte Olsen. She captured the Nordic mixed doubles title in 1984 with Jesper Helledie. With Nettie Nielsen she won the Scottish Open twice in 1985 & 1986 and with Lotte Olsen the Danish Open & German Open in 1990. With Henrik Svarrer she won the Carlton-Intersport-Cup in 1987 and the Chinese Taipei Open in 1989. She was a professional badminton player for approximately 10 years.

Achievements World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Nettie Nielsen Lin Ying Guan Weizhen 15–12, 1–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands Anne Skovgaard Jane Webster Nora Perry 4–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze 1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany Nettie Nielsen Jane Webster Nora Perry 9–15, 17–14, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 1984 Guild Hall, Preston, England Kirsten Larsen Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks 11–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden Nettie Nielsen Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 11–15, 12–15 Silver Silver 1988 Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway Nettie Nielsen Gillian Clark Julie Munday 15–7, 15–4 Gold Gold 1990 Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union Nettie Nielsen Eline Coene Erica Van Dijck 15–5, 15–6 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Nettie Nielsen Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson 18–15, 15–10 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Dutch Open Jesper Helledie Steen Fladberg Gitte Paulsen 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1987 Thailand Open Henrik Svarrer Peter Buch Grete Mogensen 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1987 Carlton-Intersport-Cup (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany) Henrik Svarrer Andy Goode Fiona Elliott 16–17, 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1988 Poona Open Nils Skeby Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark 8–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1988 Dutch Open Henrik Svarrer Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen 7–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1989 Chinese Taipei Open Henrik Svarrer Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers 15–8, 15–6 Winner

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1982 Norwegian International Sussane Ejlersen 11–0, 11–3 Winner 1984 Scottish Open (II) Kirsten Larsen 5–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Lene Køppen Pia Nielsen 13–15, 14–17 Runner-up 1982 Dutch Open Nettie Nielsen Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark 18–16, 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1982 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 15–5, 15–9 Winner 1982 Norwegian International Jane Pedersen Sussane Ejlersen Charlotte Pilgaard 15–12, 6–15, 15–3 Winner 1984 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 15–7, 14–17, 15–10 Winner 1985 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 15–4, 16–18, 15–13 Winner 1986 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1987 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 11–15, 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1988 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson 14–18, 15–4, 15–8 Winner 1989 Stockholm International Lotte Olsen Elena Rybkina Vlada Tcherniavskaia 4–15, 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1990 Nordic Championships Lotte Olsen Nettie Nielsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–8, 15–7 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Norwegian International Kenneth Larsen Niels Nørgaard Susanne Mølgaard Hansen 15–6, 17–15 Winner 1982 Dutch Open Steen Skovgaard Martin Dew Gillian Gilks 14–17, 17–14, 15–8 Runner-up 1982 Norwegian International Mogens Nielsen Mark Christiansen Jane Pedersen 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1984 Nordic Championships Jesper Helledie Kenneth Larsen Gitte Paulsen 15–10, 15–9 Winner 1989 Stockholm International Jon Holst-Christensen Andrey Antropov Elena Rybkina 15–7, 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up