Christine Magnusson

Not to be confused with Christine Magnuson.

Christine Magnusson
Personal information
Full nameChristine Kajumba Gandrup
Birth nameChristine Kajumba Magnusson
CountrySweden
Born (1964-11-21) 21 November 1964
Fort Portal, Tooro Kingdom, Uganda
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
SpouseMax Gandrup
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking2
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
World Cup
1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
1986 Bandung & Jakarta Mixed doubles
1992 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Uber Cup
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1994 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles
1982 Böblingen Women's singles
1984 Preston Women's doubles
1986 Uppsala Women's singles
1986 Uppsala Women's doubles
1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles
1988 Kristiansand Women's singles
1988 Kristiansand Women's doubles
1990 Moscow Women's singles
1990 Moscow Women's doubles
1994 Den Bosch Women's singles
1996 Herning Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
1992 Glasgow Mixed team
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
1988 Kristiansand Mixed team
1990 Moscow Mixed team
1996 Herning Mixed team
1980 Groningen Mixed team
1984 Preston Mixed team
1986 Uppsala Mixed team
European Junior Championships
1981 Edinburgh Girls' doubles
1983 Helsinki Girls' singles
1983 Helsinki Girls' doubles
1983 Helsinki Mixed doubles
1979 Mülheim Mixed team
1981 Edinburgh Mixed team
1983 Helsinki Mixed team
BWF profile

Christine Kajumba Gandrup (formerly Magnusson, born 21 November 1964) is a Swedish badminton player who won events in numerous Swedish National, open European and other international tournaments.

Career

Magnusson's Swedish national titles included seven in women's singles between 1982 and 1990. She won the bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson.[1] She also represented Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] She won gold in women's doubles at the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships with Lim Xiaoqing and the Badminton World Cup women's doubles with Lim in 1993.

In the Open Grand Prix Circuit Christine Magnusson won the USSR International titles in singles and doubles (with Maria Bengtsson) in 1981, the Scottish Open singles titles in 1985, 1986 and 1988. In 1987, she won the Belgian International in women's singles and the Dutch Open doubles title with Maria Bengtsson. She won more women's doubles titles again with Maria Bengtsson at the Belgian International 1988 and also at the Chinese Taipei Masters Open 1988 and the Finnish International 1990. In 1991, she won both the singles and doubles titles (with Maria Bengtsson) at the Chinese Taipei Masters Open.

She won the Scottish Open and German Open women's doubles titles in 1991 and 1992 with Lim Xiaoqing. She also won the doubles title at the Danish Open with Lim Xiaoqing in 1992 and 1994, the US Open in 1992, and both the Malaysia Open and Chinese Taipei Open in 1993.

In 1996, Magnusson won the Polish Open doubles title with Marina Andrievskaya.

Personal life

Christine Magnusson was born in Uganda, as daughter of an Ugandan mother and a Swedish father. The family fled Uganda during the rule of Idi Amin and moved to Sweden in 1975 after also living in Kenya for a while, where she first came in contact with badminton. After arriving in Sweden she became a member of the Taby Badminton Club at the young age of ten years. Under the guidance of trainer Dan Andersson, she quickly improved her skills and already at a young age of 16 years she was selected by the National badminton team of Sweden. Eventually playing two Olympic Games and many international events at the top level of the sport of badminton for many decades.[3]

Magnusson was married to fellow Danish badminton player Max Gandrup and the pair have two children; daughter Tanja born in 1997 and son Kevin born in 1999. After retirement in the sport she started working as a sales coordinator at a cosmetics company. In her free time she now plays golf.[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Maria Bengtsson Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying 		2–15, 3–15 Bronze
1991 Brøndby Arena,
Copenhagen, Denmark 		Maria Bengtsson Guan Weizhen
Nong Qunhua 		7–15, 4–15 Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China 		Gillian Clark Lin Yanfen
Yao Fen 		Bronze
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena,
New Delhi, India 		Lim Xiaoqing Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		15–12, 15–9 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Thomas Kihlström Steen Fladberg
Gillian Clark 		4–15, 15–8, 7–15 Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany Lene Køppen 4–11, 1–11 Bronze
1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden Kirsten Larsen 4–11, 6–11 Bronze
1988 Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway Christina Bostofte 5–11, 2–11 Bronze
1990 Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union Fiona Smith 3–11, 1–11 Bronze
1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Catrine Bengtsson 11–5, 0–11, 4–11 Bronze
1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Camilla Martin 6–11, 4–11 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Guild Hall,
Preston, England 		Maria Bengtsson Karen Chapman
Gillian Clark 		Walkover Bronze
1986 Fyrishallen,
Uppsala, Sweden 		Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		10–15, 15–8, 11–15 Bronze
1988 Badmintonsenteret,
Kristiansand, Norway 		Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		8–15, 9–15 Bronze
1990 Luzhniki,
Moscow, Soviet Union 		Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		15–13, 5–15, 3–15 Bronze
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		Lim Xiaoqing Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Marlene Thomsen 		8–15, 15–11, 15–6 Gold
1994 Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		17–14, 15–12 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Fyrishallen,
Uppsala, Sweden 		Thomas Kihlström Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks 		8–15, 8–15 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Helsinkian Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland Helen Troke 5–11, 10–12 Silver

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland 		Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		15–18, 10–15 Silver
1983 Helsinkian Sports Hall,
Helsinki, Finland 		Jeanette Kuhl Lisa Chapman
Jane Shipman 		6–15, 9–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Helsinkian Sports Hall,
Helsinki, Finland 		Stellan Österberg Anders Nielsen
Gitte Paulsen 		7–15, 12–15 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
1985 Scottish Open Rikke van Sørensen 11–8, 7–11, 11–6 Winner
1986 Scottish Open Erica van Dijck 11–6, 11–4 Winner
1988 Poona Open Helen Troke 11–12, 11–4, 11–4 Winner
1988 Scottish Open Fiona Smith 11–9, 12–10 Winner
1989 Chinese Taipei Open Susi Susanti 8–11, 11–3, 11–7 Winner
1989 Dutch Open Eline Coene 11–12, 4–11 Runner-up
1990 Finnish Open Pernille Nedergaard 10–12, 0–11 Runner-up
1991 Scottish Open Lim Xiaoqing 0–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1992 Chinese Taipei Masters Yuliani Santosa 6–11, 12–8, 9–11 Runner-up
1992 U.S. Open Lim Xiaoqing 2–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1992 Scottish Open Lim Xiaoqing 9–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1993 U.S. Open Lim Xiaoqing 5–11, 0–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Malaysia Open Gillian Clark Guan Weizhen
Wu Jianqiu 		10–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1985 Scandinavian Open Maria Bengtsson Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee 		15–8, 5–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1985 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		13–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1986 Scottish Open Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1986 English Masters Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–5, 15–11 Winner
1987 Chinese Taipei Open Maria Bengtsson Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		17–14, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1987 Dutch Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Sara Halsall 		15–10, 15–4 Winner
1988 Chinese Taipei Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		6–15, 15–6, 15–6 Winner
1989 Chinese Taipei Open Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Lotte Olsen 		15–13, 9–15, 15–6 Winner
1989 Poona Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Sara Sankey 		15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner
1990 Finnish Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–12, 15–12 Winner
1990 Singapore Open Maria Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		12–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open Maria Bengtsson Nettie Nielsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1991 Singapore Open Lim Xiaoqing Chung Myung-hee
Chung So-young 		11–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1991 German Open Lim Xiaoqing Lin Yanfen
Yao Fen 		15–11, 17–15 Winner
1991 Scottish Open Lim Xiaoqing Joanne Muggeridge
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		11–0, 11–5 Winner
1992 Malaysia Open Lim Xiaoqing Gil Young-ah
Park Soo-yun 		15–7, 15–9 Winner
1992 U.S. Open Lim Xiaoqing Kimiko Jinnai
Hisako Mori 		15–4, 15–9 Winner
1992 German Open Lim Xiaoqing Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson 		15–9, 15–0 Winner
1992 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson 		15–7, 15–3 Winner
1992 Scottish Open Lim Xiaoqing Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson 		15–6, 15–6 Winner
1993 Chinese Taipei Open Lim Xiaoqing Tomomi Matsuo
Kyoko Sasage 		18–15, 18–13 Winner
1993 Swedish Open Lim Xiaoqing Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1993 Malaysia Open Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		15–12, 18–14 Winner
1993 U.S. Open Lim Xiaoqing Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1994 Denmark Open Lim Xiaoqing Marlene Thomsen
Anne-Mette van Dijk 		15–12, 7–15, 15–2 Winner
1996 Polish Open Marina Andrievskaya Kelly Morgan
Joanne Muggeridge 		15–10, 15–8 Winner
1996 Dutch Open Margit Borg Eline Coene
Erica van den Heuvel 		5–9, 1–9, 9–5, 2–9 Runner-up
1996 Russian Open Marina Andrievskaya Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen 		12–15, 15–10, 5–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 World Grand Prix Finals Thomas Kihlström Nigel Tier
Gillian Gowers 		15–8, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1987 All England Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Lee Deuk-choon
Chung Myung-hee 		5–15, 18–14, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1981 USSR International Svetlana Belyasova 7–11, 11–7, 11–6 Winner
1984 Victor Cup Eline Coene 5–11, 11–0, 3–11 Runner-up
1983 Nordic Championships Kirsten Larsen 8–11, 11–4, 5–11 Runner-up
1984 Nordic Championships Kirsten Larsen 0–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1985 Nordic Championships Rikke van Sørensen 11–9, 11–4 Winner
1986 Nordic Championships Kirsten Larsen 10–12, 11–5, 4–11 Runner-up
1992 Nordic Championships Pernille Nedergaard 7–11, 12–9, 11–1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 USSR International Maria Bengtsson Alla Prodan
Irina Melnikova 		15–10, 15–6 Winner
1982 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		5–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1983 Northumberland Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		12–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1983 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Carina Andersson
Lilian Johansson 		15–3, 18–13 Winner
1984 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Kirsten Larsen 		7–15, 17–14, 10–15 Runner-up
1985 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		4–15, 18–16, 13–15 Runner-up
1986 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1987 Nordic Championships Maria Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		15–11, 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1992 Nordic Championships Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen
Marlene Thomsen 		15–6, 15–13 Winner
1993 Canadian Open Lim Xiaoqing Lotte Olsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		15–11, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Malaysia Master Thomas Kihlström Steen Fladberg
Nora Perry 		9–15, 5–15 Runner-up
Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks 		17–15, 15–12
Stefan Karlsson
Maria Bengtsson 		15–10, 9–15, 10–15
1985 Nordic Championships Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson
Maria Bengtsson 		9–15, 7–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "International Badminton Champions - Women's Doubles". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Magnusson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Black Star Brings Prominence to Swedish Badminton". apnews.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Christine gjorde en total make up" [Christine did a total make up]. IdrottensAffärer.se (in Swedish). 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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