Rikke Olsen

Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993.

Born in Søndre Roskilde, Olsen came from the badminton family, and started playing at the age of six. She trained in Kastrup-Magleby BK and played for the team for eight seasons, won fourteen National titles, seven World Championships bronze medals, three times runner-up in All England Open, and reached in to the bronze medal match at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004. During her career, she was ranked as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 2 in the women's doubles.

Her sister Lotte Olsen also played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Career Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Olsen and Jørgensen lost to Huang Sui and Gao Ling of China 15-6, 15-7.

She also competed in mixed doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Daniel Shirley and Sara Petersen of New Zealand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Olsen and Rasmussen beat Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of Korea 17-14, 15-8, to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of Great Britain 15-6, 15-12. In the bronze medal match, they were defeated by fellow Danish pair Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager 15-5, 15-5, to finish in fourth place.

In February 2018, Olsen Siegemund left her job as Danish Under 19s national coach to start a four-year contract as combined sports manager and national coach for New Zealand.

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Helene Kirkegaard Finarsih Lili Tampi 8–15, 16–17 Bronze Bronze 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Ann-Lou Jørgensen Gao Ling Huang Sui 2–15, 15–8, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Michael Søgaard Liu Yong Ge Fei 10–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Joanne Goode 5–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Michael Søgaard Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Jonas Rasmussen Zhang Jun Gao Ling 3–15, 15–17 Bronze Bronze

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

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Michael Søgaard Sandiarto Minarti Timur 6–15, 15–13, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Helene Kirkegaard Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 15–6, 12–15, 10–15 Silver Silver 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Marlene Thomsen Majken Vange Ann Jørgensen 15–2, 15–10 Gold Gold 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Helene Kirkegaard Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode 15–7, 10–15, 8–15 Silver Silver 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lotte Bruil Mia Audina 10–15, 1–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Julie Bradbury 18–16, 15–2 Gold Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Michael Søgaard Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel 15–7, 6–15, 15–11 Gold Gold 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–7, 15–12 Gold Gold 2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Michael Søgaard Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 8–6, 2–7, 1–7, 5–7 Bronze Bronze 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Jonas Rasmussen Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 3–15, 15–8, 5–15 Silver Silver

World Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Jim Laugesen Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young 15–11, 18–17 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Mette Sørensen 3–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Mette Sørensen Lone Sørensen Sara Runesten 15–10, 15–5 Gold Gold

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 1994 French Open Helene Kirkegaard Eny Oktaviani Nonong Denis Zanati 15–1, 15–7 Winner 1994 Canadian Open Helene Kirkegaard Liu Guimei Peng Yun 15–12, 15–9 Winner 1994 U.S. Open Helene Kirkegaard Liu Guimei Peng Yun 15–4, 15–11 Winner 1994 Scottish Open Helene Kirkegaard Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 12–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Helene Kirkegaard Gillian Gowers Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 15–5, 15–5 Winner 1995 Swiss Open Helene Kirkegaard Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk 10–15, 15–5, 17–14 Winner 1995 Denmark Open Helene Kirkegaard Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1996 Swiss Open Helene Kirkegaard Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1996 Swedish Open Helene Kirkegaard Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young 13–18, 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1996 All England Open Helene Kirkegaard Ge Fei Gu Jun 3–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1996 Indonesia Open Helene Kirkegaard Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1996 Russian Open Helene Kirkegaard Marina Andrievskaya Christine Gandrup 15–12, 10–15, 15–5 Winner 1996 Denmark Open Helene Kirkegaard Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode 15–6, 15–2 Winner 1997 Russian Open Helene Kirkegaard Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 15–2, 15–9 Winner 1997 German Open Helene Kirkegaard Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen 4–15, 15–5, 15–8 Winner 1998 Swiss Open Marlene Thomsen Ge Fei Gu Jun 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1998 Malaysia Open Marlene Thomsen Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 15–8, 15–4 Winner 1998 Brunei Open Marlene Thomsen Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 11–15, 14–17 Runner-up 1998 Indonesia Open Marlene Thomsen Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban 15–7, 15–17, 7–15 Runner-up 1998 World Grand Prix Finals Marlene Thomsen Ge Fei Gu Jun Walkover Runner-up 1999 Chinese Taipei Open Helene Kirkegaard Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–13, 15–4 Winner 1999 Swiss Open Mette Sørensen Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 15–2, 15–0 Winner 1999 Indonesia Open Helene Kirkegaard Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban 15–12, 15–7 Winner 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Helene Kirkegaard Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 2000 Dutch Open Helene Kirkegaard Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian 15–6, 15–7 Winner 2001 Swiss Open Helene Kirkegaard Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min 3–7, 6–8, 7–2, 4–7 Runner-up 2001 German Open Helene Kirkegaard Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager 7–0, 8–7, 7–0 Winner 2001 Denmark Open Helene Kirkegaard Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager 7–2, 7–2, 7–3 Winner 2002 Dutch Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Sathinee Chankrachangwong Saralee Thungthongkam 11–3, 11–5 Winner 2002 German Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lotte Jonathans Mia Audina 2–11, 2–11 Runner-up 2003 Korea Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min 5–11, 5–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Singapore Open Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 1–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1994 Canadian Open Jens Eriksen Jürgen Koch Irina Serova 7–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1994 U.S. Open Jens Eriksen Zheng Yushen Xu Huaiwen 15–3, 15–4 Winner 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Jens Eriksen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 15–10, 15–5 Winner 1995 Swiss Open Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1995 All England Open Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1996 Chinese Taipei Open Michael Søgaard Liu Jianjun Sun Man 15–3, 7–15, 15–12 Winner 1996 Malaysia Open Michael Søgaard Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1996 Russian Open Michael Søgaard Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 15–11, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1996 Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard Ann Jørgensen 15–5, 15–1 Winner 1996 China Open Michael Søgaard Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1996 Hong Kong Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1996 World Grand Prix Finals Michael Søgaard Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–10, 15–11 Winner 1997 German Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 15–12, 6–15 Runner-up 1997 Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 6–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1997 Thailand Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–5, 15–3 Winner 1998 All England Open Michael Søgaard Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 2–15, 15–11, 5–15 Runner-up 1998 Swiss Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 13–18, 15–8, 15–3 Winner 1998 Malaysia Open Michael Søgaard Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 8–15, 18–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1998 Brunei Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 13–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1998 Singapore Open Michael Søgaard Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen 6–15, 14–15 Runner-up 1998 Indonesia Open Michael Søgaard Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–10, 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Hong Kong Open Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Joanne Goode 8–15, 15–7, 15–8 Winner 1999 Swiss Open Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Joanne Goode 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1999 Malaysia Open Michael Søgaard Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–4, 15–7 Winner 1999 Thailand Open Michael Søgaard Liu Yong Ge Fei 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1999 Singapore Open Michael Søgaard Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–5, 15–9 Winner 2000 Indonesia Open Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Joanne Goode 13–15, 15–11, 4–15 Runner-up 2000 Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–10, 8–15, 15–10 Winner 2001 All England Open Michael Søgaard Zhang Jun Gao Ling 15–10, 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2001 Swiss Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 4–7, 7–2, 5–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2001 Singapore Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 2–7, 7–4, 5–7, 5–7 Runner-up 2001 China Open Michael Søgaard Liu Yong Chen Lin 7–4, 7–8, 7–8, 5–7 Runner-up 2001 German Open Michael Søgaard Michael Lamp Ann-Lou Jørgensen 7–1, 7–4, 7–1 Winner 2002 Korea Open Michael Søgaard Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 1–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up 2002 German Open Jonas Rasmussen Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati 11–0, 11–6 Winner 2004 German Open Carsten Mogensen Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting 12–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Polish International Helene Kirkegaard Anne Søndergaard Lotte Thomsen 15–17, 15–9, 7–15 Runner-up 1993 Uppsala International Helene Kirkegaard Trine Pedersen Lone Sørensen 15–7, 18–17 Winner 1993 Norwegian International Helene Kirkegaard Catrine Bengtsson Kristin Evernas Walkover Runner-up 1994 Portugal International Helene Kirkegaard Andrea Dakó Andrea Harsági 15–6, 15–0 Winner 1994 Amor International Charlotte Madsen Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1994 Hamburg Cup Helene Kirkegaard Marlene Thomsen Anne-Mette van Dijk 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1994 Irish International Helene Kirkegaard Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg 15–11, 15–12 Winner 1995 Hamburg Cup Lotte Olsen Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel 15–6, 12–15, 15–13 Winner 1995 Irish International Mette Schjoldager Pernille Harder Majken Vange 10–15, 15–4, 9–15 Runner-up 2002 BMW International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lotte Jonathans Mia Audina 11–5, 5–11, 8–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Norwegian International Rikard Ronnblom Trond Wåland Camilla Wright 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up 1994 Portugal International Martin Lundgaard Hansen Thomas Damgaard Helene Kirkegaard 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1995 Hamburg Cup Thomas Stavngaard Kai Mitteldorf Katrin Schmidt 15–10, 17–18, 7–15 Runner-up 2002 BMW International Mathias Boe Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 9–11, 11–3, 9–11 Runner-up