Helene Kirkegaard

Helene Green Kirkegaard (born 5 May 1971) is a Danish retired badminton player from Lillerød badminton club. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. 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.

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Rikke Olsen Finarsih Lili Tampi 8–15, 16–17 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Jens Eriksen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 2–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rikke Olsen Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 10–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Rikke Olsen Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode 15–7, 10–15, 8–15 Silver Silver 1996 Herning Badminton Klub,Herning, Denmark Rikke Olsen Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 15–6, 12–15, 10–15 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England Camilla Martin 4–11, 4–11 Silver Silver

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Armitage Centre,Manchester, England Camilla Martin Marlene Thomsen Trine Johansson 5–15, 15–13, 5–15 Silver Silver

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

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager 7–2, 7–2, 7–3 Winner 2001 German Open Rikke Olsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager 7–0, 8–7, 7–0 Winner 2001 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min 3–7, 6–8, 7–2, 4–7 Runner-up 2000 Dutch Open Rikke Olsen Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian 15–6, 15–7 Winner 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Rikke Olsen Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1999 Indonesia Open Rikke Olsen Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1999 Chinese Taipei Open Rikke Olsen Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–13, 15–4 Winner 1997 German Open Rikke Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 4–15, 15–5, 15–8 Winner 1997 Russian Open Rikke Olsen Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 15–2, 15–9 Winner 1996 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode 15–6, 15–2 Winner 1996 Russian Open Rikke Olsen Marina Andrievskaya Christine Gandrup 15–12, 10–15, 15–5 Winner 1996 Indonesia Open Rikke Olsen Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1996 All England Open Rikke Olsen Ge Fei Gu Jun 3–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1996 Swedish Open Rikke Olsen Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young 13–18, 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1996 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1995 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1995 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk 10–15, 15–5, 17–14 Winner 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Rikke Olsen Gillian Gowers Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–5, 15–5 Winner 1994 Scottish Open Rikke Olsen Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 12–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1994 U.S. Open Rikke Olsen Liu Guimei Peng Yun 15–4, 15–11 Winner 1994 Canadian Open Rikke Olsen Liu Guimei Peng Yun 15–12, 15–9 Winner 1994 French Open Rikke Olsen Eny Oktaviani Nonong Denis Zanati 15–1, 15–7 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Russian Open Janek Roos Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen 15–8, 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1996 U.S. Open Chris Hunt Kim Dong-moon Chung So-young 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Irish International Rikke Olsen Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg 15–11, 15–12 Winner 1994 Hamburg Cup Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1994 Portugal International Rikke Olsen Andrea Dakó Andrea Harsági 15–6, 15–0 Winner 1993 Norwegian International Rikke Olsen Catrine Bengtsson Kristin Evernas Walkover Runner-up 1993 Uppsala International Rikke Olsen Trine Pedersen Lone Sørensen 15–7, 18–17 Winner 1993 Polish International Rikke Olsen Anne Søndergaard Lotte Thomsen 15–17, 15–9, 7–15 Runner-up 1992 Norwegian International Rikke Broen Trine Pedersen Anne-Mette van Dijk 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1990 Bulgarian International Diana Koleva Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 15–7, 15–3 Winner 1990 Czechoslovakian International Camilla Martin Trine Johansson Marlene Thomsen 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up 1990 Polish International Camilla Martin Chen Ying Sheng Wengqing 15–18, 1–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Portugal International Thomas Damgaard Martin Lundgaard Hansen Rikke Olsen 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up