Helene Kirkegaard
Helene Kirkegaard (born May 5, 1971 in Præstevang , Hillerød ) is a former Danish badminton player .
Career
Helene Kirkegaard won the US Open, the Canadian Open, the Irish Open and the Portugal International in 1994 . A year later she won bronze at the world championships in mixed with Jens Eriksen and bronze in doubles with Rikke Olsen . At the 2000 Olympics, the two women finished fifth after jumping out of fourth place in 1996. At the Badminton Senior World Championships 2009 in the O35 age group, she won gold.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Junior European Championship | Ladies singles | 2 | Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1989 | Junior European Championship | Ladies doubles | 2 | Helene Kirkegaard / Camilla Martin |
| 1990 | Bulgarian International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Diana Koleva / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1993 | Norwegian International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Lotte Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1994 | Canadian Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1994 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1994 | Portugal International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1994 | French Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1994 | Irish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikki Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1994/1995 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard, Lillerød / Rikke Olsen, Kastrup-Magleby |
| 1995 | World Championship | Mixed | 2 | Jens Eriksen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1995 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1995 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1995 | Nordic championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1995 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 3 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1996 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1996 | Japan Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Rikke Olson / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1996 | Swedish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1996 | Olympia | Ladies doubles | 4th | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1996 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 2 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1996 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1996 | Russian Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1996 | Denmark Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1997 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1997 | Russian Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1997 | Thailand Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1997 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 3 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1997 | Nordic championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1997 | German Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1998 | Indonesian Open | Mixed | 5 | Janek Roos / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1998 | Swiss Open | Mixed | 3 | Janek Roos / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1998 | Indonesian Open | Ladies doubles | 5 | Helene Kirkegaard / Pernille Harder |
| 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1999 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Helene Kirkegaard / Pernille Harder |
| 1999 | Taiwan Open | Mixed | 5 | Janek Roos / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1999 | Thailand Open | Mixed | 5 | Janek Roos / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 1999 | Thailand Open | Ladies doubles | 5 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1999 | Indonesia Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 1999/2000 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard, Lillerød / Rikke Olsen, Kastrup Magleby |
| 2000 | Taiwan Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 2000 | European Championship | Ladies doubles | 2 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 2000 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 5 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 2000 | Olympia | Ladies doubles | 5 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 2000 | European Championship | team | 1 | Denmark ( Peter Gade , Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen , Kenneth Jonassen , Jens Eriksen , Jesper Larsen , Camilla Martin , Mette Sørensen , Rikke Olsen , Helene Kirkegaard, Michael Søgaard ) |
| 2000 | Dutch Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 2000/2001 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard, Lillerød / Rikke Olsen, Kastrup Magleby |
| 2001 | Denmark Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 2001 | German Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 2001 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen |
| 2001 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 5 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard |
| 2007/2008 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Mette van Dalm , Frederikshavn / Helene Kirkegaard, Skælskør |
| 2007/2008 | Denmark: Senior Championships 35+ | Ladies doubles | 1 | Helle H. Andresen, Lillerød / Helene Kirkegaard, Skælskør |
credentials
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirkegaard, Helene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th May 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Præstevang |