Jon Holst-Christensen

Jon Holst-Christensen (born 16 June 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. He is the son of 60s badminton players and Tonny Holst-Christensen. Holst-Christensen played in men's and mixed doubles for Denmark alongside players such as Thomas Lund and Michael Sogaard.

Career Holst-Christensen has won several titles including 2 All England Open titles in both men and mixed doubles categories in 1993, 3 times European Champions (2 in men's doubles and 1 in mixed), Japan Open, and Denmark Open. Holst-Christensen also won 4 medals (3 silvers and 1 bronze) in World Championships in 1991, 1993 and 1995 and compete in 3 Olympics.

Summer Olympics Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

In his final attempt, Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles this time with Ann Jorgensen. They passed the first round against Korean pair of Lee Dong-soo and Lee Hyo-jung before losing against an English pair of Simon Archer and Joanne Goode in 3 sets.

After losing in that final Olympics, Holst-Christensen decided to retire from the sport.

Post career Holst-Christensen retired due to his desire to engage in IT industry.

Achievements

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Thomas Lund Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 10–15, 15–12, 16–17 Silver Silver 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 5–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Grete Mogensen Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 15–17, 16–18 Bronze Bronze 1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 15–10, 6–15, 12–15 Silver Silver

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Thomas Lund Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold 1996 Herning Badminton Klub,Herning, Denmark Thomas Lund Michael Sogaard Henrik Svarrer 10–15, 15–12, 18–17 Gold Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Chris Hunt 8–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union Grete Mogensen Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–7, 15–8 Gold Gold 1992 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 4–15, 15–9, 12–15 Silver Silver 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Ann Jorgensen Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen 6–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Ann Jorgensen Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen 5–15, 15–13, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (27 titles, 30 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

IBF International (2 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Stockholm International Dorte Kjaer Andrey Antropov Elena Rybkina 15–7, 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1990 Nordic Championships Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Invitation Tournament (3 titles) Men's doubles