# Margit Borg

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**Margit Borg** (born 15 June 1969) is a Swedish [badminton](/source/Badminton) player, born in [Mariestad](/source/Mariestad). She competed in [women's singles](/source/Badminton_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) and [women's doubles](/source/Badminton_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles) at the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta).[1]

## Career

Margit Borg competed in the women's singles and doubles at the 1996 Olympics, finishing 9th in singles and 17th in doubles with partner Maria Bengtsson. The year before, she had already won the [French Open](/source/French_Open_(badminton)). In 2000, she became the German team champion with BC Eintracht Südring Berlin as a foreign player.[1]

## Achievements

### European Junior Championships

*Girls' doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Catrine Bengtsson Julie Munday Tracy Dineen 15–4, 17–14 Gold

*Mixed doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Jonas Ericsson Jens Maibom Charlotte Madsen 15–4, 10–15, 14–18 Silver

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1996 German Open Yao Jie 1–11, 0–11 Runner-up

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 French Open Maria Bengtsson Elena Rybkina Marina Yakusheva 15–10, 15–6 Winner 1996 Dutch Open Christine Magnusson Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 5–9, 1–9, 9–5, 2–9 Runner-up

### IBF International

*Women's singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1993 Uppsala International Lotte Thomsen 11–2, 11–5 Winner 1994 Polish Open Lotta Andersson 4–11, 11–5, 11–2 Winner 1994 Austrian Open Chen Hsiao-li 11–7, 11–2 Winner 1994 Norwegian International Astrid Crabo 3–11, 11–5, 11–7 Winner 1994 Irish Open Karolina Ericsson 11–4, 11–8 Winner 1995 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Marina Andrievskaya 11–8, 11–7 Winner 1995 Victor Cup Huang Chia-chi 12–10, 11–8 Winner 1996 Malmo International Marina Andrievskaya 11–6, 12–11 Winner 1998 Scottish Open Anu Nieminen 11–5, 11–3 Winner

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 USSR International Astrid Crabo Svetlana Belyasova Irina Serova 14–17, 5–15 Runner-up 1990 Stockholm International Maria Bengtsson Emma Edbom Ulrika Gideonsson 15–6, 15–5 Winner 1992 Uppsala International Charlotta Wihlborg Marianne Rasmussen Anne-Mette van Dijk 0–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1994 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Lotta Andersson Nicole Baldewin Karen Stechmann 15–12, 15–3 Winner 1994 Norwegian International Maria Bengtsson Karolina Ericsson Ulrika Persson 15–0, 15–3 Winner 1994 Irish Open Maria Bengtsson Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1995 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Maria Bengtsson Heidi Dössing Karen Neumann 8–15, 15–12, 15–2 Winner 1995 Malmo International Maria Bengtsson Michelle Rasmussen Mette Sørensen 15–9, 15–8 Winner 1996 Malmo International Maria Bengtsson Pernille Harder Ann-Lou Jørgensen 15–4, 15–7 Winner

## References

1. ["Margit Borg"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/margit-borg-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/margit-borg-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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