Pernille Nedergaard
Full namePernille Nedergaard Jessen
Birth date5 December 1967 (age 58)
Birth placeCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.74 m
CountryDenmark
HandednessLeft
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Pernille Nedergaard (born 5 December 1967) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

She won the European Badminton Championships in women's singles in 1990 and 1992.[1] She also competed in the women's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

Pernille retired in 2002, when she was 36 and make a small comeback for Værløse club back in 2006 in domestic league.[3] Nowadays, he is already married to Jens Glavind and had two children, working as a secretary for Peter Brixtofte, when he was the mayor of Farum.[4]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1990Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet UnionFiona Smith5–11, 12–11, 4–0 retiredGold
1992Glasgow, ScotlandCamilla Martin12–10, 6–11, 11–7Gold
1994Den Bosch, NetherlandsLim Xiaoqing1–11, 11–6, 6–11Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1986Denmark OpenZheng Yuli4–11, 3–11Runner-up
1988Chinese Taipei OpenKirsten Larsen3–11, 11–6, 6–11Runner-up
1989Scottish OpenKirsten Larsen5–11, 1–11Runner-up
1989German OpenHelen Troke11–4, 8–11, 7–11Runner-up
1990Finnish OpenChristine Gandrup12–10, 11–0Winner
1990Dutch OpenMinarti Timur4–11, 7–11Runner-up
1990German OpenCamilla Martin12–9, 11–8Winner
1991Swedish OpenSusi Susanti2–11, 3–11Runner-up
1991German OpenHuang Hua1–11, 11–6, 7–11Runner-up
1992Finnish OpenElena Rybkina11–1, 11–4Winner
1993Canada OpenCamilla Martin5–11, 5–11Runner-up
1993Finnish OpenCamilla Martin12–11, 11–12, 7–11Runner-up
1994Canada OpenMeiluawati11–6, 11–2Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Scottish OpenJon Holst-ChristensenThomas Lund
Catrine Bengtsson
2–15, 11–13Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1985French OpenMaria Henning2–11, 7–11Runner-up
1989Stockholm InternationalElena Rybkina11–2, 11–8Winner
1990Nordic ChampionshipsCatrine Bengtsson11–6, 8–11, 12–10Winner
1992Nordic ChampionshipsChristine Gandrup11–7, 9–12, 1–11Runner-up
1993Hamburg CupMette Pedersen11–8, 11–1Winner
1995Hamburg CupMette Pedersen11–5, 11–5Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985French OpenB. SørensenLars Noies
Dorthe Lynge
9–15, 9–15Runner-up

Invitation Tournament

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1995Copenhagen MastersCamilla Martin2–11, 4–11Runner-up

References

  1. ^ Rout, Abiruchi (15 April 2024). "European Badminton Championships: Full list of title winners". Khelnow.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Pernille Nedergaard". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hansen, John Broby (27 November 2006). "Comeback til Pernille (Nedergaard) Glavind (Comeback for Pernille (Nedergaard) Glavind)" (in Danish). dr.dk. Presse nævnets. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ Wibe, Jonatan (4 December 2017). "Badmintonstjernen med Lätta-farverne (The badminton star with the Lätta colors)" (in Danish). JydskeVeskysten. Presse nævnets. Retrieved 8 January 2025.