Maria Bengtsson

Maria Bengtsson (born 5 March 1964) is a badminton player from Sweden who played in three editions of Olympic games in 1988, 1992 and 1996.

Career She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with Stefan Karlsson and another in 1991 in women's doubles with Christine Magnusson. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, also with Magnusson.

Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Catrine Bengtsson, and they lost in the quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15–4, 15–9.

Personal life Her daughter Johanna Magnusson is also a badminton player.

Achievements

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

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Olympic Saddledome,Calgary, Canada Stefan Karlsson Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee 10–15, 15–12, 12–15 Silver Silver

World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 National Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Jan-Eric Antonsson Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 6–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium,Guangzhou, China Jan-Eric Antonsson Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 2–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze 1991 Macau Forum,Macau Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 4–15, 2–15 Bronze Bronze 1992 Guangdong Gymnasium,Guangzhou, China Pär-Gunnar Jonsson Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers 15–12, 14–18, 14–17 Bronze Bronze 1993 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium,New Delhi, India Pär-Gunnar Jonsson Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael 14–17, 15–7, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Guild Hall,Preston, England Christine Magnusson Karen Chapman Gillian Clark Walkover Bronze Bronze 1986 Fyrishallen,Uppsala, Sweden Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 10–15, 15–8, 11–15Bronze Bronze 1988 Badmintonsenteret,Kristiansand, Norway Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 8–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1990 Luzhniki,Moscow, Soviet Union Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 15–13, 5–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Catrine Bengtsson Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 15–9, 16–18, 3–15 Bronze Bronze 1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen 2–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1984 Guild Hall,Preston, England Thomas Kihlström Martin Dew Gillian Gilks 5–15, 15–17 Silver Silver 1986 Fyrishallen,Uppsala, Sweden Thomas Kihlström Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers 11–15, 12–15Bronze Bronze 1988 Badmintonsenteret,Kristiansand, Norway Jan-Eric Antonsson Alex Meijer Erica van Dijck 15–10, 11–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 1990 Luzhniki,Moscow, Soviet Union Jan-Eric Antonsson Jon-Holst Christensen Grete Mogensen 7–15, 8–15 Silver Silver 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jon-Holst Christensen Grete Mogensen 6–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson 6–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

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

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

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Scandinavian Open Christine Magnusson Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–8, 5–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1985 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 13–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1986 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1986 English Masters Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–5, 15–11 Winner 1987 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 17–14, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1987 Dutch Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Sara Halsall 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1988 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 6–15, 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1989 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær Lotte Olsen 15–13, 9–15, 15–6 Winner 1989 Poona Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Sara Sankey 15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner 1990 Finnish Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1990 Singapore Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 12–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1990 Dutch Open Christine Magnusson Nettie Nielsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1990 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 18–16, 15–11 Winner 1991 Swedish Open Catrine Bengtsson Gillian Clark Nettie Nielsen 15–13, 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1991 Dutch Open Catrine Bengtsson Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey 9–15, 16–18 Runner-up 1992 Swiss Open Catrine Bengtsson Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 15–10, 15–10 Winner 1992 Swedish Open Catrine Bengtsson Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 6–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1992 German Open Catrine Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 9–15, 0–15 Runner-up 1992 Denmark Open Catrine Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 7–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1992 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1995 French Open Margit Borg Elena Rybkina Marina Yakusheva 15–10, 15–6 Winner 1995 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Emma Constable Sarah Hardaker 15–7, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles

IBF International Women's doubles

Mixed doubles