Rikke Olsen


Character Introduction

Rikke Olsen(April 19, 1975) is a retired Danish female badminton player.

Rikke Olsen was born in Roskilde from a badminton family and started playing at the age of six. She trained at the Kastrup-Magleby Badminton Club and played for the team for eight seasons, winning 14 national titles, seven bronze medals at the Badminton World Championships, finishing second at the All England Open Badminton Championships on three occasions, and reaching the bronze medal game at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. During her career, she was ranked No. 1 in the world in mixed doubles and No. 2 in women’s doubles. After retiring from competition, she became a national junior coach.

Her sister, Lottie Olsen, also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She married German badminton player Björn Sigmund and settled in the Borough of Soller.

Major Achievements

  • 2003 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2003 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2002 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2002 Holland Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2002 China Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd runner-up
  • 2002 Germany Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2002 Denmark International Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2002 Denmark Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2001 Germany Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2001 Denmark Badminton International Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2001 Denmark Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2001 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2001 China Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2001 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2001 Swiss Open Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2001 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2001 Denmark International Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Women’s Doubles Fourth Place
  • 2000 Holland Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2000 Denmark International Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2000 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2000 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 2nd Runner-up
  • 2000 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2000 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
  • 2000 European Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2000 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 1999 Denmark Badminton International Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1999 Denmark Badminton International Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1999 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1999 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1999 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1999 Malaysia Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1999 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 1999 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1999 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1998 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 Hong Kong Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1998 Malaysia Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1998 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1998 Brunei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 Brunei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1998 Swiss Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 Japan Open Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1998 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 European Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1997 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1997 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1997 Japan Open Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1997 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd runner-up
  • 1997 Nordic Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1997 Swiss Open Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1997 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd runner-up
  • 1997 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1997 Thailand Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1996 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 1996 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 1996 European Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1995 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 1995 Nordic Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 1995 Nordic Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1995 Swiss Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1995 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 1995 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
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