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Camilla Martin

Not to be confused with Camilla Martens.

Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. 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.[1]

Camilla Martin
Camilla Martin 1998
Personal information
Full nameCamilla Martin Nygaard
CountryDenmark
Born (1974-03-23) March 23, 1974 (age 50)
Aarhus, Denmark
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record373 wins, 103 losses
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Copenhagen Singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Singles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Singles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Singles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

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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.[2] 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

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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

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Olympic Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia   Gong Zhichao 10–13, 3–11   Silver

World Championships

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Women's singles

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

World Cup

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Women's singles

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

European Championships

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Women's singles

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

World Junior Championships

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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   Kim Ji-hyun 5–11, 7–11   Silver
1990[3] Jakarta, Indonesia   Li Lijun 9–11, 2–11   Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

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

IBF International

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Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Record against selected opponents

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

References

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  1. ^ Mohapatra, Bikash (26 August 2019). "On the home front: When Camilla Martin grasped her biggest chance". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ Mohapatra, Bikash (25 July 2021). "It's about stopping Camilla Martin...", Badminton Bladet.DK, Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Scores and Statistics – Badminton". The Straits Times. 11 November 1990. p. 30. Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
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