Mette Schjoldager
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1977-04-21) 21 April 1977
Viby, Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Mixed doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Malmö Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nitra Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 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 Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark 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 Denmark Jens Eriksen China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling		 2–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

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

European Championships

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Športová hala Olympia,
Nitra, Slovakia		 Denmark Mette Hansen England Donna Kellogg
England Joanne Wright		 –, – Bronze 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 Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 2–7, 2–7, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 German Open Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 0–7, 7–8, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Korea Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Lilyana Natsir		 21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Japan Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam		 13–15, 17–14, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Korea Open Denmark Jens Eriksen South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung		 14–17, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 China Open Denmark Jens Eriksen China Chen Qiqiu
China Zhao Tingting		 15–13, 13–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Japan Open Denmark Jens Eriksen China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling		 11–9, 8–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open Denmark Jens Eriksen South Korea Kim Yong-hyun
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung		 11–7, 9–11, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 All England Open Denmark Jens Eriksen South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min		 3–7, 3–7, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Singapore Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Swiss Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 7–4, 7–2, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Grand Prix Finals Denmark Jens Eriksen Indonesia Tri Kusharyanto
Indonesia Minarti Timur		 8–7, 7–4, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Denmark Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 10–15, 15–8, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 5–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Italian International Denmark Peter Steffensen Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Valeria Sorokina		 22–20, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Southern Pan Am International Denmark Leon Aabenhus Canada Mike Beres
Canada Valérie Loker		 21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Scottish International Denmark Michael Lamp England Ian Sullivan
England Gail Emms		 15–10, 11–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Norwegian International Denmark Janek Roos Denmark Thomas Stavngaard
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen		 12–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Czech International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Janek Roos
Denmark Pernille Harder		 15–4, 4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Austrian International Denmark Janek Roos Germany Bjoern Siegemund
Germany Katrin Schmidt		 7–15, 15–11, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

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

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.
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