Mette Schjoldager

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.

Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun/Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen/Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	15–5, 15–5	File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	2–15, 12–15	Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	15–21, 18–21	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	Template:Flagicon Mia Audina Template:Flagicon Lotte Bruil	4–15, 9–15	Bronze Bronze
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	Template:Flagicon Jane F. Bramsen Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jørgensen	4–7, 1–7, 5–7	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	20–22, 15–21	Silver Silver
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	16–17, 14–17	Bronze Bronze
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	7–5, 7–3, 7–1	Gold Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	7–15, 12–15	Silver Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia	Template:Flagicon Mette Hansen	Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg Template:Flagicon Joanne Wright	–, –	Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	2–7, 2–7, 3–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	German Open	Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	0–7, 7–8, 0–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Lilyana Natsir	21–23, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	13–15, 17–14, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	14–17, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	China Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	15–13, 13–15, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	11–9, 8–11, 9–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Kim Yong-hyun Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	11–7, 9–11, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	3–7, 3–7, 0–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	7–4, 7–2, 7–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharyanto Template:Flagicon Minarti Timur	8–7, 7–4, 7–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	10–15, 15–8, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	5–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Spanish International	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	Template:Flagicon Ella Tripp Template:Flagicon Joanne Wright	15–10, 12–15, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Lorraine Cole Template:Flagicon Tracy Dineen	15–2, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Spanish International	Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Julia Chen Template:Flagicon Jennifer Wong	15–6, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	Template:Flagicon Britta Andersen Template:Flagicon Christina Sørensen	15–2, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	Template:Flagicon Johanna Holgersson Template:Flagicon Jenny Karlsson	4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Gitte Jansson	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder Template:Flagicon Majken Vange	6–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder Template:Flagicon Majken Vange	10–15, 15–4, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Gitte Jansson	Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder Template:Flagicon Majken Vange	15–7, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Italian International	Template:Flagicon Peter Steffensen	Template:Flagicon Vitalij Durkin Template:Flagicon Valeria Sorokina	22–20, 21–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Southern Pan Am International	Template:Flagicon Leon Aabenhus	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon Valérie Loker	21–12, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Scottish International	Template:Flagicon Michael Lamp	Template:Flagicon Ian Sullivan Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	15–10, 11–15, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Janek Roos	Template:Flagicon Thomas Stavngaard Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jørgensen	12–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	Czech International	Template:Flagicon Thomas Stavngaard	Template:Flagicon Janek Roos Template:Flagicon Pernille Harder	15–4, 4–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	Austrian International	Template:Flagicon Janek Roos	Template:Flagicon Bjoern Siegemund Template:Flagicon Katrin Schmidt	7–15, 15–11, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists: Template:Div col

• Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu & Zhao Tingting 4–1
• Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–9
• Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 1–2
• Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0–2
• Template:Flagicon Simon Archer & Joanne Goode 1–1
• Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 2–1
• Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 1–0
• Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min 0–3
• Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–0
• Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 0–3

External links

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