Imre Rietveld

Imre Rietveld Nielsen
Rietveld in 1963
Personal information
CountryNetherlands (1960-1967)
Denmark (1967-1977)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
1970 Port Talbot Women's singles

Imre Rietveld is a retired Dutch-born Danish badminton player who won six French Open titles between 1963 and 1967.[1]

In 1967 she married Knud Aage Nielsen, a Danish badminton player. After that she competed for Denmark as Imre Rietveld Nielsen or Imre Nielsen, winning the Belgian International and Denmark Open in 1969, as well as a silver medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships.[2]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Eva Twedberg 8–11, 12–10, 10–12 Silver

International tournaments (13 titles, 19 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1964 French Open Agnes Geene 12–11, 11–1 Winner
1966 All England Open Judy Hashman 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1966 French Open Marianne Svensson 11–5, 11–6 Winner
1967 Swedish Open Ulla Strand 6–11, 11–4, 6–11 Runner-up
1967 Denmark Open Noriko Takagi 5–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1967 Dutch Open Angela Bairstow 11–10, 11–5 Winner
1969 Nordic Championships Eva Twedberg 12–9, 11–9 Winner
1970 Belgian International Eva Twedberg 12–10, 7–11, 12–10 Winner
1972 Nordic Championships Eva Twedberg 8–11, 9–12 Runner-up
1973 German Open Eva Twedberg 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1973 Denmark Open Hiroe Yuki 7–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1975 Nordic Championships Lene Køppen 2–11, 2–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1963 French Open Irmgard Latz Bitten Nielsen
June van der Willigen 		15–6, 15–4 Winner
1964 German Open Irmgard Latz Angela Bairstow
Jenny Pritchard 		8–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1964 French Open Julie Charles Bep Verstoep
June van der Willigen 		15–2, 15–8 Winner
1966 Denmark Open Heather Nielsen Karin Jørgensen
Ulla Strand 		4–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1966 French Open Julie Charles J. Davy
Angela Lindsay 		15–12, 15–5 Winner
1966 Dutch Open Agnes Geene Heather Nielsen
Jenny Horton 		14–17, 3–15 Runner-up
1967 Swedish Open Eva Twedberg Lonny Funch
Ulla Strand 		9–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1967 Denmark Open Ulla Strand Hiroe Amano
Noriko Takagi 		12–15, 15–9, 8–15 Runner-up
1967 All England Open Ulla Strand Judy Hashman
Janet Brennan 		11–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner
1967 Dutch Open Ulla Strand Lizbeth von Barnekow
Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 		15–5, 15–4 Winner
1967 French Open Julie Charles Gerda Schumacher
Gudrun Ziebold 		14–17, 15–10, 15–8 Winner
1969 Nordic Championships Lonny Bostofte Anne Flindt
Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 		7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1970 Belgian International Anne Berglund Margaret Boxall
Susan Whetnall 		4–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1970 Swedish Open Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Margaret Boxall
Gillian Perrin 		9–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1972 Nordic Championships Bente Flindt Anne Berglund
Lene Køppen 		5–15, 14–17 Runner-up
1974 Nordic Championships Lene Køppen Anne Flindt
Pernille Kaagaard 		12–15, 15–10, 18–15 Winner
1977 Nordic Championships Lonny Bostofte Inge Borgstrøm
Lene Køppen 		10–15, 7–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Denmark Open Henning Borch Per Walsøe
Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 		15–12, 15–7 Winner
1969 Nordic Championships Henning Borch Per Walsøe
Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 		12–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1970 Denmark Open Henning Borch Klaus Kaagaard
Ulla Strand 		11–15, 18–13, 10–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE BADMINTON. eurobadminton.org
  2. ^ European Championships, Individuals. badmintoneurope.com
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