Mette Schjoldager

Mette Schjoldager
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1977-04-21) 21 April 1977 (age 47) Viby, Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's & mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2004 Athens Mixed doubles World Championships 2001 Seville Mixed doubles World Cup 2005 Yiyang Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team European Championships 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles 2002 Malmö Women's doubles 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles 2004 Geneva Women's doubles 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team 2004 Geneva Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1995 Nitra Mixed team 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.^[1]

Career

Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.

Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun/Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen/Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal.^[2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Jens Eriksen	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	15–5, 15–5	Bronze

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Jens Eriksen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	2–15, 12–15	Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Jens Eriksen	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	15–21, 18–21	Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Pernille Harder	Mia Audina Lotte Bruil	4–15, 9–15	Bronze
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Pernille Harder	Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen	4–7, 1–7, 5–7	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Jens Eriksen	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	20–22, 15–21	Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Jens Eriksen	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	16–17, 14–17	Bronze
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Jens Eriksen	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	7–5, 7–3, 7–1	Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–15, 12–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia	Mette Hansen	Donna Kellogg Joanne Wright	–, –	Bronze

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
2001	Denmark Open	Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	2–7, 2–7, 3–7	Runner-up
2001	German Open	Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	0–7, 7–8, 0–7	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Korea Open	Jens Eriksen	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2005	Japan Open	Jens Eriksen	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	13–15, 17–14, 7–15	Runner-up
2005	Korea Open	Jens Eriksen	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	14–17, 9–15	Runner-up
2004	China Open	Jens Eriksen	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	15–13, 13–15, 15–8	Winner
2003	Japan Open	Jens Eriksen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	11–9, 8–11, 9–11	Runner-up
2003	Swiss Open	Jens Eriksen	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	11–7, 9–11, 11–5	Winner
2002	All England Open	Jens Eriksen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	3–7, 3–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2001	Singapore Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5	Winner
2001	Swiss Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–4, 7–2, 7–5	Winner
2000	Grand Prix Finals	Jens Eriksen	Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur	8–7, 7–4, 7–4	Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	10–15, 15–8, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Spanish International	Pernille Harder	Ella Tripp Joanne Wright	15–10, 12–15, 15–8	Winner
1998	Scottish International	Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Lorraine Cole Tracy Dineen	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1998	Spanish International	Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Julia Chen Jennifer Wong	15–6, 15–1	Winner
1997	Irish International	Pernille Harder	Britta Andersen Christina Sørensen	15–2, 15–8	Winner
1996	Norwegian International	Pernille Harder	Johanna Holgersson Jenny Karlsson	4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8	Winner
1996	Austrian International	Gitte Jansson	Pernille Harder Majken Vange	6–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1995	Irish International	Rikke Olsen	Pernille Harder Majken Vange	10–15, 15–4, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Norwegian International	Gitte Jansson	Pernille Harder Majken Vange	15–7, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Italian International	Peter Steffensen	Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina	22–20, 21–12	Winner
2006	Southern Pan Am International	Leon Aabenhus	Mike Beres Valérie Loker	21–12, 21–19	Winner
1998	Scottish International	Michael Lamp	Ian Sullivan Gail Emms	15–10, 11–15, 15–12	Winner
1995	Norwegian International	Janek Roos	Thomas Stavngaard Ann-Lou Jørgensen	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Czech International	Thomas Stavngaard	Janek Roos Pernille Harder	15–4, 4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Austrian International	Janek Roos	Bjoern Siegemund Katrin Schmidt	7–15, 15–11, 10–15	Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:

• Chen Qiqiu & Zhao Tingting 4–1
• Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–9
• Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 1–2
• Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0–2
• Simon Archer & Joanne Goode 1–1
• Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 2–1
• Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 1–0
• Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min 0–3
• Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–0
• Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 0–3

References

1. Kimer, Af Lars (31 May 2018). "Roskildes bedste olympiske præstation nogensinde: Afgiv din stemme her" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. "Unseeded Danes win bronze in badminton mixed doubles". ABC. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

External links

• Mette Schjoldager at BWFBadminton.com
• Mette Schjoldager at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Mette Schjoldager at Olympedia (archive)
• Mette Schjoldager at Olympics.com