Pia Nielsen

{{short description|Danish badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{MedalTableTop|medals= {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[1983 IBF World Championships|1983 Copenhagen]] | [[1983 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[1977 IBF World Championships|1977 Malmö]] | [[1977 IBF World Championships – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[1980 IBF World Championships|1980 Jakarta]] | [[1980 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[1980 European Badminton Championships|1980 Groningen]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalBronze | [[1978 European Badminton Championships|1978 Preston]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|European Mixed Team Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | 1980 Groningen | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver | 1978 Preston | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1975 European Junior Badminton Championships|1975 Copenhagen]] | Girls' singles }} {{MedalGold | 1975 Copenhagen | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver | 1975 Copenhagen | Girls' doubles }} }} '''Pia Nielsen''' is a retired female [[badminton]] player of [[Denmark]].

== Career == One of Europe's better all-around female players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nielsen played particularly well in the [[International Badminton Federation|IBF]]'s first three [[IBF World Championships|World Championships]]. She won a bronze medal at the [[1977 IBF World Championships|1977 World Championships]] in women's doubles with [[Inge Borgström]], a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the [[1980 IBF World Championships|1980 World Championships]] with [[Steen Fladberg]], and a silver medal in mixed doubles with Fladberg in the [[1983 IBF World Championships|1983 Championships]]. Nielsen won several international titles on the European continent in each of badminton's three events; singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She was a women's doubles bronze medalist at the [[1978 European Badminton Championships|1978 European Championships]] with [[Inge Borgstrom]] when beaten by Nora Perry and Anne Statt of England in semifinals with 14–17, 11–15,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://badmintonmuseet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1978_05.pdf|title=EM 1978 i Preston:Lene og Flemming mestre...|page=10|publisher=[[Badminton Denmark]]|date=May 1978|language=da|access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref> and a women's doubles silver medalist in the [[1980 European Badminton Championships|1980 edition of that tournament]] with [[Kirsten Larsen]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111105093557/http://sports123.com/bad/we-d.html Sports 123</ref>

== Achievements == === World Championships === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[1977 IBF World Championships – Women's doubles|1977]] | align="left" | [[Malmö Isstadion]], [[Malmö]], Sweden | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Etsuko Toganoo]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Emiko Ueno]] | align="left" | 8–15, 17–15, 8–15 | 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:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[1980 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|1980]] | align="left" | [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno|Istora]], [[Jakarta]], Indonesia | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Fladberg]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Tredgett]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | 8–15, 14–17 | style="text-align:left; background: white" |[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[1983 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|1983]] | align="left" | [[Brøndbyhallen]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Steen Fladberg | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Kihlström]] {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry | align="left" | 1–15, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" |[[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}

=== 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|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anne Statt]] | align="left" | 14–17, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[1980 European Badminton Championships|1980]] | align="left" | [[MartiniPlaza|Martinihal]], [[Groningen]], Netherlands | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Larsen]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jane Webster]] | align="left" | 8–15, 13–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}

=== European Junior Championships === ''Girls' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[1975 European Junior Badminton Championships|1975]] | align="left" | Gladsaxe Sportscenter, [[Copenhagen]], Denmark | align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Paula Kilvington]] | align="left" | 11–2, 11–3 | style="text-align:left; background: white" |[[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold''' |}

''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[1975 European Junior Badminton Championships|1975]] | align="left" | Gladsaxe Sportscenter, [[Copenhagen]], Denmark | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Liselotte Gøttsche]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lilli B. Pedersen]] | align="left" | 10–15, 13–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" |[[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}

=== IBF World Grand Prix === The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) 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" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Fladberg]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dipak Tailor]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Clark (badminton)|Gillian Clark]] | align="left" | 11–15, 15–12, 15–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

=== International tournaments === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 1976 | align="left" | [[Nordic Championships (badminton)|Nordic Championships]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]] | align="left" | 1–11, 4–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | Nordic Championships | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen | align="left" | 2–11, 2–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | [[Norwegian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] | align="left" | 4–11, 6–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1979 | align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Liselotte Blumer]] | align="left" | 7–11, 11–7, 4–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1980 | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sally Leadbeater]] | align="left" | 11–7, 7–11, 11–2 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1980 | align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jette Bach]] | align="left" | 11–6, 11–4 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1981 | align="left" | Norwegian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Meier]] | align="left" | 11–3, 11–6 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 1975 | align="left" | [[Nordic Championships (badminton)|Nordic Championships]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Liselotte Gøttsche]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]] | align="left" | 2–15, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1976 | align="left" | [[Norwegian International]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Susanne Mølgaard]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Inge Borgstrøm {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Pernille Kaagaard]] | align="left" | 5–15, 9–15 | style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1976 | align="left" | Nordic Championships | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Køppen]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Inge Borgstrøm {{flagicon|DEN}} Pernille Kaagaard | align="left" | 10–15, 15–9, 18–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | [[Czechoslovakian International]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|GDR}} [[Monika Cassens]] {{flagicon|GDR}} [[Angela Michalowski]] | align="left" | 3–15, 6–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | Norwegian International | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Lonny Bostofte]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Inge Borgstrøm {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Meier]] | align="left" | 15–5, 18–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Inge Borgstrøm | align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Giles]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jane Webster]] | align="left" | 10–15, 11–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1978 | align="left" | Nordic Championships | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Inge Borgstrøm | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Susanne Berg]] | align="left" | 4–15, 8–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1979 | align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Jette Boyer]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Maurin Oskam]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Karin Duijvestijn]] | align="left" | 15–10, 15–1 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1979 | align="left" | Nordic Championships | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Larsen]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Inge Borgstrøm {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen | align="left" | 7–15, 2–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1980 | align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Jette Boyer | align="left" | {{Flagicon|FRG}} [[Marieluise Zizmann]] {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Liselotte Blumer]] | align="left" | 1–15, 0–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1980 | align="left" | Nordic Championships | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen | align="left" | {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Lena Axelsson]] {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Carina Andersson]] | align="left" | 15–4, 15–4 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1981 | align="left" | Norwegian International | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Meier]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Ann-Sofi Bergman]] {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lilian Johansson (badminton)|Lilian Johansson]] | align="left" | 15–5, 15–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1981 | align="left" | Nordic Championships | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Dorte Kjær]] {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Nettie Nielsen]] | align="left" | 15–13, 17–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 1977 | align="left" | [[Norwegian International]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Frost]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mogens Neergaard]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Borgstrøm]] | align="left" | 6–15, 3–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1979 | align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Holm (badminton)|Peter Holm]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenn H. Nielsen]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Birthe Rathsach]] | align="left" | 15–5, 15–9 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1980 | align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Peter Holm | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hans Hjulmand]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jette Boyer]] | align="left" | 13–15, 15–5, 15–4 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1981 | align="left" | Norwegian International | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Larsen]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mark Christiansen]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Meier]] | align="left" | 5–15, 8–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 1981 | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Steen Fladberg]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Ridder]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marjan Ridder]] | align="left" | 12–15, 15–10, 15–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 1982 | align="left" | Scandinavian Cup | align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Steen Fladberg | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Kihlström]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]] | align="left" | 15–18, 12–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Pia}} [[Category:Danish female badminton players]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:20th-century Danish women]]