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Catrine Bengtsson

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Catrine Bengtsson
Personal information
CountrySweden
Born (1969-09-21) 21 September 1969 (age 55)
Göteborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Bosch Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Herning Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Warsaw Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Pressbaum Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Warsaw Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Warsaw Mixed team
BWF profile

Catrine Bengtsson (born 21 September 1969) is a Swedish badminton player.[1]

Career

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Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarter-finals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15–4, 15–9. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the three events: women's singles, women's doubles with Margit Borg and mixed doubles with Peter Axelsson.

In 1994, she won the European Championships in mixed doubles with Denmark's Michael Søgaard.[2] In 1993 she claimed her biggest title, the IBF World Championship in mixed doubles with Denmark's Thomas Lund.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England 		Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Grete Mogensen 		10–15, 15–6, 15–12 Gold Gold

World Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 		Denmark Thomas Lund China Chen Xingdong
China Gu Jun 		10–15, 15–10, 15–2 Gold Gold

European Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Sweden Lim Xiaoqing 5–11, 9–12 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		Sweden Maria Bengtsson Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		15–9, 16–18, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Christian Jakobsen
Denmark Lotte Olsen 		15–6, 15–9 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1987 Warsaw, Poland Denmark Helle Andersen 8–11, 11–4, 7–11 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Warsaw, Poland Sweden Margit Borg England Julie Munday
England Tracy Dineen 		15–4, 17–14 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Swiss Open Netherlands Astrid van der Knaap 11–1, 3–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Scottish Open Canada Doris Piché 8–11, 11–4, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Scottish Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gowers 		18–16, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Swedish Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson England Gillian Clark
Denmark Nettie Nielsen 		15–13, 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Dutch Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson England Gillian Gowers
England Sara Sankey 		9–15, 16–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Swiss Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson Germany Katrin Schmidt
Germany Kerstin Ubben 		15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Swedish Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson China Lin Yanfen
China Yao Fen 		6–15, 16–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 German Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		9–15, 0–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		7–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Scottish Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Scottish Open Sweden Maria Bengtsson England Emma Constable
England Sarah Hardaker 		15–7, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Swedish Open Denmark Max Gandrup Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson 		8–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Japan Open Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Christian Jakobsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		15–6, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Korea Open Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Anne Mette Bille 		15–9, 12–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Swedish Open Denmark Thomas Lund Sweden Peter Axelsson
England Gillian Gowers 		15–4, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 All England Open Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Grete Mogensen 		1–8 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Canadian Open Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Christian Jakobsen
Denmark Lotte Olsen 		15–2, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 U. S. Open Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Michael Søgaard
England Gillian Gowers 		15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Denmark Open Denmark Thomas Lund Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Astrid Crabo 		15–4, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Scottish Open Denmark Thomas Lund Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 		15–2, 13–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 World Grand Prix Finals Denmark Thomas Lund England Nick Ponting
England Gillian Clark 		15–9, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Japan Open Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Denmark Michael Søgaard
England Gillian Gowers 		15–7, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Swiss Open Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Sweden Peter Axelsson
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		13–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open Sweden Peter Axelsson Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Astrid Crabo 		0–9, 7–9, 6–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1988 USSR International Soviet Union Vlada Chernyavskaya 11–9, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Nordic Championships Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 6–11, 11–8, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Norwegian International Denmark Helle Andersen 12–9, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Norwegian International Sweden Karin Ericsson 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Nordic Championships Sweden Maria Bengtsson Denmark Dorte Kjær
Denmark Nettie Nielsen 		18–14, 4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Norwegian International Sweden Kristin Evernäs Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Norwegian International Sweden Marina Andrievskaya Hong Kong Koon Wai Chee
Hong Kong Ling Wan Ting 		12–15, 15–6, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Welsh International Sweden Marina Andrievskaya England Felicity Gallup
England Joanne Muggeridge 		15–8, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Welsh International Sweden Henrik Andersson Republic of Ireland Donal O'Halloran
Republic of Ireland Elaine Kiely 		15–2, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catrine Bengtsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Bernd-Volker Brahms (2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport (revised ed.). Meyer & Meyer Verlag. p. 182. ISBN 978-1782550426.
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