{{short description|English-Danish badminton player (1955–2024)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Anne Skovgaard | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_name = Anne Forest<ref name="death"/> | full_name = Anne Statt | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date text|1955}} | birth_place = England | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|31|1955|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Holte]], Denmark | country = England (1973–1978)<br />Denmark (1979–1984) | height = | weight = | coach = | retired = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | Mixed team}} {{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | Women's doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1978 European Badminton Championships|1978 Preston]] | Women's doubles}} {{MedalGold | 1978 Preston | Mixed team}} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1973 European Junior Badminton Championships|1973 Edinburgh]]|Girls' doubles}} {{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1980 European Badminton Championships|1980 Groningen]] | Mixed team}} {{MedalBronze | 1980 Groningen | Women's doubles}} {{MedalBronze | [[1982 European Badminton Championships|1982 Böblingen]] | Women's doubles}} {{MedalBronze | 1982 Böblingen | Mixed doubles}} {{MedalBronze | 1982 Böblingen | Mixed team}} }}

'''Anne Statt''' (married '''Anne Skovgaard''') was a [[badminton]] player from England, who later represented Denmark.

== Career == Statt won the gold medal at the [[1978 European Badminton Championships|1978 European Championships]] in the women's doubles with [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]].

Statt represented [[England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|England]] and won double gold in the team event and women's doubles, at the [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edmonton-1978/athletes|title=1978 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41781|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228064535/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41781|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Statt married to [[Steen Skovgaard]] and later changed her family name and switched nationality to represent Denmark. She won the team event at [[1980 European Badminton Championships]] in team event, winning 2 out of 3 matches in group 1.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Pat |editor2-last=Willis |editor2-first=Ron |title=European Championships: Denmark are champions. |date=June 1980 |publisher=Marsh Publication Ltd. |location=London, England |page=18 |edition=Volume 1, no. 16 |url=https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/Badminton/documents/v01_n16_198006.pdf |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> Skovgaard also managed to win [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] with her husband.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Official Journal of the Badminton Association of England. |date=May 1980 |page=8 |url=https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/Badminton/documents/v01_n15_198005.pdf |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref>

== Post retirement and death == Skovgaard became coach and managed most of her time in her local club [[Gentofte BK]] in Denmark. On 31 October 2024, Skovgaard died after a brief period fighting her illnesses. The funeral service took place in the Holte Church.<ref name="death">{{cite web |last1=Thrane |first1=John |title=Mindeord. Anne Skovgaard er stille sovet ind (Memorial. Anne Skovgaard has passed away peacefully.) |url=https://badmintonmuseet.dk/mindeord-anne-skovgaard-er-stille-sovet-ind/ |publisher=Badminton Museet |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=da |date=31 October 2024}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== Commonwealth Games === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFE4B5" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978]] | align="left" | [[Clare Drake Arena]], [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Claire Backhouse-Sharpe|Claire Backhouse]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jane Youngberg]] | align="left" | 10–15, 15–2, 15–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |}

=== European Championships === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[1978 European Badminton Championships|1978]] | align="left" | [[Preston Guild Hall|Guild Hall]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England | align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jane Webster]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Sutton]] | align="left" | 15–7, 15–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center"| [[1980 European Badminton Championships#Semi-finals|1980]] | align="left" | [[MartiniPlaza|Martinihal]], [[Groningen]], Netherlands | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Dorte Kjær]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | 4–15, 6–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[1982 European Badminton Championships|1982]] | align="left" | [[Sporthalle (Böblingen)|Sporthalle]], [[Böblingen]], West Germany | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Clark (badminton)|Gillian Clark]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]] | align="left" | 6–15, 2–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[1982 European Badminton Championships|1982]] | align="left" | [[Sporthalle (Boblingen)|Sporthalle]], [[Böblingen]], West Germany | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Skovgaard]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Dew]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]] | align="left" | 12–15, 8–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}

=== European Junior Championships === ''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[1973 European Junior Badminton Championships|1973]] | align="left" | [[Meadowbank Stadium|Meadowbank]], [[Edinburgh]], Scotland | align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Kathleen Whiting]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mette Myhre]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Susanne Berg]] | align="left" | 15–10, 7–15, 18–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |}

=== IBF World Grand Prix (2 runners-up) === The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | 1983 | align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Skovgaard]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Dew]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]] | align="left" | 10–15, 16–17 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" |[[1983 All England Open Badminton Championships|1983]] | align="left" | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Kihlström]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | 16–18, 15–11, 6–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

=== International tournaments (10 titles, 5 runners-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 1974 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|}} | align="left" | | style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1976 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paula Kilvington]] | align="left" | 8–11, 9–11 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 1972 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kathleen Whiting]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|}} <br />{{flagicon|}} | align="left" | | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1973 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathleen Whiting | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Barbara Beckett]]<br />{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Sue Alfieri]] | align="left" | 6–15, 15–11, 7–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1974 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margo Winter]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|}} <br />{{flagicon|}} | align="left" | | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1976 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jane Webster]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Giles]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kathleen Whiting]] | align="left" | 15–5, 15–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | [[Portugal International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Bridge]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|}} <br/> {{flagicon|}} | align="left" | | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1978 | align="left" | [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gilks]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paula Kilvington]] | align="left" | 15–9, 15–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1978 | align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marjan Ridder]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Joke van Beusekom]] | align="left" | 15–5, 15–6 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1978 | align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paula Kilvington]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jane Webster]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sue Whittaker]] | align="left" | 15–17, 15–5, 9–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1978 | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Sutton]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster | align="left" | 17–15, 15–5 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1979 | align="left" | [[Denmark Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Atsuko Tokuda]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mikiko Takada]] | align="left" | 11–15, 9–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1979 | align="left" | Swedish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Joke van Beusekom | align="left" | 10–15, 10–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 1973 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Wilks (badminton)|Michael Wilks]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Connor (badminton)|Alan Connor]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kathleen Whiting]] | align="left" | 15–10, 15–6 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1980 | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Skovgaard]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy Gilliland]]<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Christine Heatly]] | align="left" | 15–6, 15–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642 European results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110815062016/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=6494 Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101221012144/http://www.badminton.dk/Turneringer_og_Mesterskaber/Medaljer_og_vindere/senior/dm_individuel.aspx Statistics at badminton.dk]

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