Camilla Martin

Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a Danish retired badminton player. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.

The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games.<ref> Mohapatra, Bikash (25 July 2021). "It's about stopping Camilla Martin...", Badminton Bladet.DK, Retrieved 1 September 2021.</ref> She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.

In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.

She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.

Personal life

Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.

She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.

She currently works as co-host of the Danish football magazine, Onside.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Template:Flagicon Gong Zhichao	10–13, 3–11	File:Silver medal.svg Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Dai Yun	11–6, 6–11, 11–10	Gold Gold

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Template:Flagicon Susi Susanti	10–12, 1–11	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	10–12, 11–6, 7–11	Silver Silver
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Marina Yakusheva	11–0, 11–3	Gold Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Template:Flagicon Kelly Morgan	11–2, 11–4	Gold Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya	13–10, 11–3	Gold Gold
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Template:Flagicon Yao Jie	7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7	Bronze Bronze
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	4–11, 13–10, 8–11	Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Kim Ji-hyun	5–11, 7–11	Silver Silver
1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Li Lijun	9–11, 2–11	Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard	11–4, 11–4	Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard	Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen Template:Flagicon Trine Johansson	5–15, 15–13, 5–15	Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	German Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	9–12, 8–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1993	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	11–5, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1993	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Susi Susanti	7–11, 1–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	11–12, 12–11, 11–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1993	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Denyse Julien	11–6, 11–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Ika Henny	11–5, 11–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Lim Xiaoqing	11–5, 5–11, 12–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Lim Xiaoqing	11–7, 11–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lim Xiaoqing	9–11, 12–10, 7–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	German Open	Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	11–6, 11–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Yuliani Sentosa	4–11, 11–6, 11–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	5–11, 9–12	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	11–8, 11–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	12–10, 11–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Ye Zhaoying	9–12, 11–6, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Dai Yun	11–4, 6–11, 12–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	German Open	Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya	11–7, 11–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Mette Pedersen	11–2, 11–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Ye Zhaoying	12–9, 11–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Ye Zhaoying	13–10, 11–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Lidya Djaelawijaya	11–3, 11–0	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	8–11, 11–3, 11–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kanako Yonekura	11–6, 11–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Wang Chen	11–9, 11–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	11–1, 6–11, 7–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Ji-hyun	11–7, 8–11, 13–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Pi Hongyan	8–6, 7–3, 7–0	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Gong Ruina	7–5, 8–6, 7–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Hu Ting	8–11, 6–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Gong Ruina	11–5, 3–11, 11–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Xie Xingfang	11–1, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	1–11, 11–7, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	German Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Ning	7–11, 3–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Finnish Open	Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	Template:Flagicon Marina Andrievskaya Template:Flagicon Marina Yakusheva	15–1, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Irina Serova	11–2, 11–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1990	Polish Open	Template:Flagicon Chen Ying	11–4, 7–11, 1–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Template:Flagicon Helle Andersen	11–8, 11–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1993	Amor International	Template:Flagicon Monique Hoogland	11–5, 11–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Hamburg Cup	Template:Flagicon Monique Hoogland	11–3, 11–2	Template:Gold1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Lotte Olsen	Template:Flagicon Svetlana Beliasova Template:Flagicon Irina Serova	15–10, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1990	Polish International	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard	Template:Flagicon Chen Ying Template:Flagicon Sheng Wengqing	15–18, 1–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard	Template:Flagicon Trine Johansson Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	14–17, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players	Matches	Results		Difference
		Won	Lost
Template:Flagicon Anna Lao	1	0	1	–1
Template:Flagicon Dai Yun	14	9	5	+4
Template:Flagicon Gong Ruina	11	8	3	+5
Template:Flagicon Gong Zhichao	3	0	3	–3
Template:Flagicon Han Jingna	4	2	2	0
Template:Flagicon Tang Jiuhong	3	0	3	–3
Template:Flagicon Xie Xingfang	5	3	2	+1
Template:Flagicon Yao Yan	1	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon Ye Zhaoying	9	3	6	–3
Template:Flagicon Zhang Ning	15	6	9	–3
Template:Flagicon Zhou Mi	10	5	5	0
Template:Flagicon Zhu Lin	2	2	0	+2
Template:Flagicon Cheng Shao-chieh	1	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon Huang Chia-chi	5	5	0	+5

Players	Matches	Results		Difference
		Won	Lost
Template:Flagicon Mette Sørensen	3	2	1	+1
Template:Flagicon Tracey Hallam	2	1	1	0
Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Pi Hongyan	5	3	2	+1
Template:Flagicon Petra Overzier	2	2	0	+2
Template:Flagicon Juliane Schenk	3	3	0	+3
Template:Flagicon Xu Huaiwen	1	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Wang Chen	10	7	3	+4
Template:Flagicon Yasuko Mizui	4	4	0	+4
Template:Flagicon Susi Susanti	15	0	15	–15
Template:Flagicon Maria Kristin Yulianti	1	1	0	+1
Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Mia Audina	11	6	5	+1
Template:Flagicon Bang Soo-hyun	2	0	2	–2
Template:Flagicon Kim Ji-hyun	7	5	2	+3
Template:Flagicon Lim Xiaoqing	6	5	1	+4

External links

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