Rikke Olsen

Rikke Olsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49) Roskilde, Denmark
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 (WD) 1 (XD)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 2003 Birmingham Women's doubles 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles 2001 Seville Mixed doubles 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles World Cup 1996 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team European Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1998 Sofia Women's doubles 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles 1996 Herning Mixed doubles 2004 Geneva Women's doubles 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles 1996 Herning Women's doubles 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2004 Geneva Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team World Junior Championships 1992 Jakarta Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1993 Sofia Girls' doubles 1993 Sofia Mixed team 1993 Sofia Girls' singles
BWF profile

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.^[1]

Born in Søndre Roskilde, Olsen came from the badminton family, and started playing at the age of six.^[2] She trained in Kastrup-Magleby BK and played for the team for eight seasons,^[3] 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.^[4] During her career, she was ranked as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 2 in the women's doubles.^[3] After retiring from the tournament, she became the national junior coach.^[2] She is currently performance manager at Badminton New Zealand.^[5]

Her sister Lotte Olsen also played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is married to German badminton player Björn Siegemund and settled in Solrød Strand.^[2] The pair has two kids.

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.^[6]

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
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom	Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Gao Ling Huang Sui	2–15, 15–8, 7–15	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
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Michael Søgaard	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	5–15, 9–15	Bronze
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Michael Søgaard	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 9–15	Bronze
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom	Jonas Rasmussen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	3–15, 15–17	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

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

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
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Marlene Thomsen	Majken Vange Ann Jørgensen	15–2, 15–10	Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Helene Kirkegaard	Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode	15–7, 10–15, 8–15	Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Lotte Bruil Mia Audina	10–15, 1–15	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
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Michael Søgaard	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	15–7, 6–15, 15–11	Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Michael Søgaard	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	15–7, 15–12	Gold
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Michael Søgaard	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	8–6, 2–7, 1–7, 5–7	Bronze
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Jonas Rasmussen	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	3–15, 15–8, 5–15	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

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria	Mette Sørensen	3–11, 4–11	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

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

References

1. "Rikke Olsen" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
2. Hansen, Jørgen (6 October 2016). "Landstræner nu også træner i Greve" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
3. "Rikke Olsen siger farvel" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 25 March 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
4. Eriksen, Jørn (12 April 2007). "Højgravid skifter til VEB" (in Danish). Nordjyske Medier. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
5. "About Us - Badminton New Zealand".
6. "sn.dk - Sjællandske Nyheder - Alt det vi taler om". 4 November 2017.

External links

• Rikke Olsen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• BWF player profile