Birgit Michels
Birgit Overzier | |
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Birgit Michels 2012
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Birth Name: | Birgit Overzier |
Country: | Germany |
Date of birth: | September 28, 1984 |
Place of birth: | Cologne |
Size: | 178 cm |
Playing hand: | Right |
BWF ID: | 50851 |
BWF profile |
Birgit Overzier , divorced Michels (born September 28, 1984 in Cologne ) is a German badminton player . She is a state-certified nanny, currently works for the Bundeswehr in the office of the Bundeswehr Sports Promotion Group in Cologne .
Career
Michels has been playing badminton since she was four. At 11 she won a German championship in the U14 women's doubles for the first time, and at 13 she was nominated for the DI squad. In 2005 she moved to Mülheim and trained there at the base of the German women's team. In 2008 she qualified for the roster of German Olympic participants together with Kristof Hopp in mixed and was also nominated for participation in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Here they lost in the first round against the Indonesians Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa, who were in third place, in two sets.
She plays in women's doubles and mixed. In the first years of her career she was successful in mixed with Kristof Hopp. After the Olympic Games in 2008, however, they no longer competed together. In women's doubles she usually played with Sandra Marinello at national level and in mixed doubles she was first with Johannes Schöttler and then mostly with Ingo Kindervater (both currently playing for 1. BC Beuel ). In 2012 she qualified with Michael Fuchs in mixed for the Olympic Games 2012 in London in mixed, where she finished fifth.
In 2012 she won the gold medal at the European team championships with the German women's national team. After the resignation of her doubles partner Sandra Marinello after the unsuccessful qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Birgit Michels competed in the first European SuperSeries tournament, the Denmark Open 2012, in women's doubles with Johanna Goliszewski . At the end Birgit played internationally with Isabel Herttrich .
With Michael Fuchs, she also qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
The last appearances in women's doubles then took place with Karin Schnaase . Birgit Michels was bid farewell to DBV at the German Open 2017 .
Trivia
Her older sister Petra Reichel was also a successful badminton player.
Michels was in a relationship with the Dutch badminton player Erik Meijs until his death , from whom she also has a child. Meijs suffered a serious car accident on November 16, 2017 and died of serious injuries on the same day.
societies
- TuS Blau-Weiß Königsdorf 1900 e. V.
- TTC Brauweiler
- TuS Gildehaus
- 1. BC Beuel
partner
Birgit Michels has played in the double disciplines at international events with the following partners.
mixed double
Surname | nationality | Year (s) |
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Jochen Cassel | Germany | 2004-2005 |
Kristof Hopp | Germany | 2005-2010 |
Johannes Schöttler | Germany | 2010 |
Ingo child father | Germany | 2010-2011 |
Michael Fuchs | Germany | 2011-2017 |
Marvin Seidel | Germany | 2016-2017 |
Ladies doubles
Surname | nationality | Year (s) |
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Michaela Peiffer | Germany | 2005-2006 |
Annekatrin Lillie | Germany | 2009 |
Carina Mette | Germany | 2008-2009 |
Sandra Marinello | Germany | 2011–2012 |
Juliane Schenk | Germany | 2012 |
Johanna Goliszewski | Germany | 2012-2014 |
Annika Dörr | Germany | 2014-2015 |
Isabel Herttrich | Germany | 2014-2016 |
Linda Effler | Germany | 2016-2017 |
Karin Schnaase | Germany | 2016-2017 |
successes
year | Event | Result | discipline | partner |
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November 2004 | Scottish International | Finalist | Mixed | Jochen Cassel |
February 2005 | German championship | Finalist | Mixed | Jochen Cassel |
March / April 2005 | Finnish International | Finalist | Mixed | Jochen Cassel |
March / April 2005 | Finnish International | Quarter finalist | Ladies doubles | |
April 2005 | Polish Open | Finalist | Ladies doubles | Michaela Peiffer |
April 2005 | Dutch International | Semi-finalist | Ladies doubles | Michaela Peiffer |
May 2005 | Sudirman Cup , Beijing , People's Republic of China | 13th place | team | |
September 2005 | Belgian International | winner | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
September 2005 | Belgian International | Finalist | Ladies doubles | Michaela Peiffer |
November 2005 | Norwegian International | winner | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
November 2005 | Scottish International | Semi-finalist | Ladies doubles | Michaela Peiffer |
November 2005 | Scottish International | Quarter finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
December 2005 | Italian International | Semi-finalist | Mixed | |
February 2006 | German championship | Finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
February 2006 | German championship | Semi-finalist | Ladies doubles | Michaela Peiffer |
February 2006 | European Team Championship , Thessaloniki , Greece | 3rd place | Women's team | |
March 2006 | Dutch International | winner | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
March 2006 | Swedish International Stockholm | Finalist | Ladies doubles | Carina Mette |
April / May 2006 | Uber Cup , Japan | Bronze medal | Women's team | |
April 2006 | Individual European Championship , Den Bosch , Netherlands | Quarter finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
April 2006 | Individual European Championship, Den Bosch, Netherlands | 4th Place | team | |
May 2006 | Spanish Open | winner | Ladies doubles | Carina Mette |
September 2006 | Individual World Cup , Madrid , Spain | Round of 16 | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
October 2006 | Badminton Open Saarbrücken | Semi-finalist | Ladies doubles | Carina Mette |
October 2006 | Badminton Open Saarbrücken | Winner | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
February 2007 | German championship | Finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
February 2007 | German championship | Finalist | Ladies doubles | Carina Mette |
May 2007 | Spanish Open | Semi-finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
May 2007 | Spanish Open | Semi-finalist | Ladies doubles | Carina Mette |
May / June 2007 | Toulouse Open | Finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
June 2007 | Sudirman Cup, Glasgow , Scotland | 13th place | team | |
November 2007 | Norwegian International | winner | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
February 2008 | German championship | Finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
February 2008 | German championship | Winner | Ladies doubles | Carina Mette |
February 2008 | European Team Championship, Almere , Netherlands | 3rd place | Women's team | |
April 2008 | India Open | Finalist | Mixed | Kristof Hopp |
April 2008 | Individual European Championship, Herning , Denmark | 5th place | team | |
April / May 2008 | Uber Cup , Jakarta, Indonesia | Bronze medal | Women's team | |
August 2008 | 2008 Olympic Games , Beijing, China | 1 round | Mixed | |
February 2009 | German championship | Winner | Ladies doubles | Sandra Marinello |
February 2010 | German championship | Winner | Ladies doubles | Sandra Marinello |
December 2010 | US Open | Winner | mixed double | Michael Fuchs |
February 2011 | German championship | Winner | Ladies doubles | Sandra Marinello |
February 2012 | German championship | Winner | Ladies doubles | Sandra Marinello |
February 2012 | German championship | Winner | mixed double | Michael Fuchs |
February 2012 | European Team Championship, Amsterdam , Netherlands | 1st place | Women's team | |
August 2012 | Olympic Games 2012 , London, United Kingdom | 5th place | Mixed | Michael Fuchs |
November 2012 | Badminton Open Saarbrücken | 3rd place | Mixed | Michael Fuchs |
November 2012 | Badminton Open Saarbrücken | Finalist | Ladies doubles | Johanna Goliszewski |
November 2012 | Norwegian International | Finalist | Mixed | Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels |
February 2013 | German championship | Winner | Ladies doubles | Johanna Goliszewski |
February 2013 | German championship | Winner | mixed double | Michael Fuchs |
February 2013 | European Team Championship, Ramenskoe , Russia | 1st place | mixed team |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Kruse: Birgit Michels ends her international career . 1. Badminton Club Beuel 1955 eV. August 29, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ↑ Badminton professional leaves pregnant partner behind. In: faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , November 17, 2017, accessed on January 11, 2018 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Michels, Birgit |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Overzier, Birgit |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German badminton player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |