Helle Sofie Sagøy

Helle Sofie Sagøy (born 19 January 1998) is a Norwegian para-badminton player. She is a Paralympic bronze medallist, four-time world champion and eight-time European champion, with one European Para Championships title and seven European Championships titles. Sagøy was born without her right lower leg and has used a prosthetic all her life. She was awarded the BWF Para-Badminton Player of the Year in 2015 after winning two gold medals at the 2015 World Championships.

Sagøy made her Paralympic debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where she placed fourth in the women's singles event. She won the bronze medal in the women's single event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she became the first Norwegian to medal in para-badminton at the Paralympic Games.

Achievements

Paralympic Games Women's singles

World Championships

Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Parul Parmar 19–21, 6–21 Silver Silver 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Leani Ratri Oktila 7–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Haruka Fujino 21–9, 19–21, 21–10 Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Cheng Hefang 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Leani Ratri Oktila 9–21, 18–21Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Katrin Seibert Paramee Panyachaem Julie Thrane 21–13, 21–12 Gold Gold Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul 21–12, 21–16 Parul Parmar Wandee Kantam 21–17, 21–13 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Katrin Seibert Véronique Braud Faustine Noël 21–11, 21–11 Gold Gold Siri Chandanna Chillari Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–4, 21–4 Wandee Kantam Mamiko Toyoda 27–25, 21–13 Parul Parmar Julie Thrane 21–13, 21–16

European Para Championships Women's singles Mixed doubles

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Zehra Bağlar 21–11, 21–8 Gold Gold Thiéfaine Auvert 21–6, 21–6 Julie Thrane 21–17, 21–13 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Emma Louise Stoner 21–9, 21–1 Gold Gold Véronique Braud 21–11, 21–17 Katrin Seibert 21–12, 21–17 Faustine Noël 21–13, 22–20 Women's doubles Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Katrin Seibert Véronique Braud Emma Louise Stoner 21–4, 21–8 Gold Gold Catherine Naudin Ivanna Redka 21–9, 21–3 Zehra Bağlar Katarzyna Ziębik 21–17, 21–6 Coraline Bergeron Cathrine Rosengren 21–11, 21–18 Mixed doubles Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2014 High Performance Center,Murcia, Spain Bobby Griffin Muammer Çankaya Zehra Bağlar 21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold Pascal Baron Thiéfaine Auvert 21–2, 21–4 Daniel Bethell Julie Thrane 21–16, 23–21 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Jan-Niklas Pott Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël 14–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Women's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Milena Surreau 21–9, 21–11 Winner 2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino 14–21, 21–11, 21–15 Winner 2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino Walkover Winner Faustine Noël 21–17, 21–12 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino 21–12, 21–14 Winner 2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Haruka Fujino 21–17, 21–10 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino 15–21, 21–15, 21–10 Winner 2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Leani Ratri Oktila 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up

International Tournaments (11 titles, 9 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Turkish Para Badminton International Zehra Bağlar 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2016 Irish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert 21–13, 23–25, 14–21 Runner-up Véronique Braud 21–16, 21–7 Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17 2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Faustine Noël 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert 21–10, 14–21, 21–16 Winner 2018 Irish Para Badminton International Leani Ratri Oktila 8–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Mary Margaret Wilson 21–17, 21–8 Winner 2019 Irish Para Badminton International Leani Ratri Oktila 21–14, 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Chanida Srinavakul 21–19, 21–18 Winner Mary Margaret Wilson 21–9, 21–10 Katrin Seibert 15–21, 21–12, 21–16 Haruka Fujino 21–11, 13–21, 23–21 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Haruka Fujino 20–22, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up 2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Salama Al Khateri 21–2, 21–0 Runner-up Faustine Noël 21–14, 19–21, 21–16 Leani Ratri Oktila 11–21, 17–21 Sophie van den Broek 21–6, 21–6 2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Haruka Fujino 21–8, 21–7 Winner Women's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2016 Irish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Mamiko Toyoda Asami Yamada 21–19, 21–9 Winner 2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Véronique Braud Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–16 Winner 2017 Japan Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Yang Qiuxia 21–23, 15–21 Runner-up 2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Mamiko Toyoda 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2018 Irish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Caitlin Dransfield Celine Aurelie Vinot 21–9, 21–10 Runner-up Véronique Braud Mary Margaret Wilson 21–6, 21–15 Ekaterina Oginskaya Vita Vimba 21–7, 21–2 Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah 16–21, 9–21 Mixed doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2016 Turkish Para Badminton International Bobby Griffin Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël 8–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2016 Irish Para Badminton International Jan-Niklas Pott Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël 17–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Jan-Niklas Pott Marcel Adam Katrin Seibert 21–17, 16–21, 21–19 Winner 2018 Denmark Para Badminton International Jan-Niklas Pott Colin Leslie Cathrine Rosengren 26–24, 21–11 Winner Oleksandr Chyrkov Ivanna Redka 21–8, 21–7 Rogerio Junior Xavier Mary Margaret Wilson 21–18, 21–8