Maria Bengtsson (badminton)

Maria Bengtsson
Personal information
CountrySweden
Born (1964-03-05) 5 March 1964
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
1985 Calgary Mixed doubles
1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
World Cup
1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
1991 Macau Mixed doubles
1992 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
1993 New Delhi Mixed doubles
Uber Cup
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1994 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
1984 Preston Mixed doubles
1990 Moscow Mixed doubles
1984 Preston Women's doubles
1986 Uppsala Women's doubles
1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles
1988 Kristiansand Women's doubles
1988 Kristiansand Mixed doubles
1990 Moscow Women's doubles
1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles
1994 Den Bosch Women's doubles
1994 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
1992 Glasgow Mixed team
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
1982 Böblingen Mixed team
1988 Kristiansand Mixed team
1990 Moscow Mixed team
1984 Preston Mixed team
1986 Uppsala Mixed team
European Junior Championships
1981 Edinburgh Girls' doubles
1979 Mülheim Girls' doubles
1981 Edinburgh Mixed team
BWF profile

Maria Bengtsson (born 5 March 1964)[1] is a badminton player from Sweden who played in three editions of Olympic games in 1988, 1992 and 1996.

Career

She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with Stefan Karlsson and another in 1991 in women's doubles with Christine Magnusson.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, also with Magnusson.[3]

Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Catrine Bengtsson, and they lost in the quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15–4, 15–9.[4]

Personal life

Her daughter Johanna Magnusson is also a badminton player.[5]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Olympic Saddledome,
Calgary, Canada 		Stefan Karlsson Park Joo-bong
Yoo Sang-hee 		10–15, 15–12, 12–15 Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 National Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand 		Jan-Eric Antonsson Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee 		6–15, 12–15 Bronze
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China 		Jan-Eric Antonsson Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee 		2–15, 8–15 Bronze
1991 Macau Forum,
Macau 		Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		4–15, 2–15 Bronze
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China 		Pär-Gunnar Jonsson Jan Paulsen
Gillian Gowers 		15–12, 14–18, 14–17 Bronze
1993 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India 		Pär-Gunnar Jonsson Aryono Miranat
Eliza Nathanael 		14–17, 15–7, 9–15 Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Guild Hall,
Preston, England 		Christine Magnusson Karen Chapman
Gillian Clark 		Walkover Bronze
1986 Fyrishallen,
Uppsala, Sweden 		Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		10–15, 15–8, 11–15 Bronze
1988 Badmintonsenteret,
Kristiansand, Norway 		Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		8–15, 9–15 Bronze
1990 Luzhniki,
Moscow, Soviet Union 		Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		15–13, 5–15, 3–15 Bronze
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		Catrine Bengtsson Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Marlene Thomsen 		15–9, 16–18, 3–15 Bronze
1994 Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		Erica van den Heuvel Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Lotte Olsen 		2–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Guild Hall,
Preston, England 		Thomas Kihlström Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks 		5–15, 15–17 Silver
1986 Fyrishallen,
Uppsala, Sweden 		Thomas Kihlström Nigel Tier
Gillian Gowers 		11–15, 12–15 Bronze
1988 Badmintonsenteret,
Kristiansand, Norway 		Jan-Eric Antonsson Alex Meijer
Erica van Dijck 		15–10, 11–15, 10–15 Bronze
1990 Luzhniki,
Moscow, Soviet Union 		Jan-Eric Antonsson Jon-Holst Christensen
Grete Mogensen 		7–15, 8–15 Silver
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jon-Holst Christensen
Grete Mogensen 		6–15, 11–15 Bronze
1994 Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Michael Søgaard
Catrine Bengtsson 		6–15, 6–15 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre,
Edinburgh, Scotland 		Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		15–18, 10–15 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Scandinavian Open Christine Magnusson Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee 		15–8, 5–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1985 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		13–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1986 Scottish Open Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1986 English Masters Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–5, 15–11 Winner
1987 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		17–14, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1987 Dutch Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Sara Halsall 		15–10, 15–4 Winner
1988 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		6–15, 15–6, 15–6 Winner
1989 Chinese Taipei Open Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Lotte Olsen 		15–13, 9–15, 15–6 Winner
1989 Poona Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Sara Sankey 		15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner
1990 Finnish Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–12, 15–12 Winner
1990 Singapore Open Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		12–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open Christine Magnusson Nettie Nielsen
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 		9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1990 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		18–16, 15–11 Winner
1991 Swedish Open Catrine Bengtsson Gillian Clark
Nettie Nielsen 		15–13, 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1991 Dutch Open Catrine Bengtsson Gillian Gowers
Sara Sankey 		9–15, 16–18 Runner-up
1992 Swiss Open Catrine Bengtsson Katrin Schmidt
Kerstin Ubben 		15–10, 15–10 Winner
1992 Swedish Open Catrine Bengtsson Lin Yanfen
Yao Fen 		6–15, 16–17 Runner-up
1992 German Open Catrine Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson 		9–15, 0–15 Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open Catrine Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson 		7–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1992 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson 		6–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1995 French Open Margit Borg Elena Rybkina
Marina Yakusheva 		15–10, 15–6 Winner
1995 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Emma Constable
Sarah Hardaker 		15–7, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Japan Open Thomas Kihlström Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks 		15–5, 3–15, 16–18 Runner-up
1984 Swedish Open Thomas Kihlström Dipak Tailor
Gillian Gowers 		15–6, 15–11 Winner
1985 Swedish Open Stefan Karlsson Lee Deuk-choon
Chung Myung-hee 		15–5, 11–15, 15–7 Winner
1985 Scandinavian Open Stefan Karlsson Nigel Tier
Gillian Gowers 		15–8, 5–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1987 Dutch Open Stefan Karlsson Mark Christiansen
Erica van Dijck 		10–15, 15–2, 15–9 Winner
1987 Scandinavian Open Stefan Karlsson Li Ang
Pan Zhenli 		15–12, 7–15, 15–3 Winner
1987 Denmark Open Mark Christiansen Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		15–12, 15–5 Winner
1987 World Grand Prix Finals Stefan Karlsson Billy Gilliland
Gillian Gowers 		15–8, 18–15 Winner
1988 Chinese Taipei Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Andy Goode
Gillian Gowers 		7–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1988 Scottish Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Nils Skeby
Gitte Paulsen 		Walkover Winner
1989 Poona Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Jan Paulsen
Gillian Gowers 		15–18, 12–15 Runner-up
1989 All England Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee 		1–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1989 Denmark Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jesper Knudsen
Nettie Nielsen 		6–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1990 Chinese Taipei Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		4–15, 15–4, 10–15 Runner-up
1990 Swedish Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen 		15–12, 8–15, 15–9 Winner
1990 Singapore Open Jan-Eric Antonsson Jan Paulsen
Gillian Gowers 		9–15, 15–10, 15–7 Winner
1990 Dutch Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen 		15–11, 15–8 Winner
1990 German Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jan Paulsen
Gillian Gowers 		15–7, 15–5 Winner
1991 Chinese Taipei Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		9–15, 15–10, 16–18 Runner-up
1991 Swedish Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		7–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1991 Finnish Open Henrik Svarrer Max Gandrup
Gillian Clark 		15–12, 15–9 Winner
1991 Singapore Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		8–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1991 Canadian Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Nick Ponting
Gillian Gowers 		10–15, 17–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1991 Dutch Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Henrik Svarrer
Marlene Thomsen 		13–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1992 Chinese Taipei Masters Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Henrik Svarrer
Marlene Thomsen 		15–6, 17–15 Winner
1992 Swiss Open Mikael Rosén Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo 		15–18, 15–12, 15–5 Winner
1992 Swedish Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Max Gandrup
Catrine Bengtsson 		15–8, 15–12 Winner
1992 Indonesia Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Aryono Miranat
Eliza Nathanael 		12–15, 15–11, 15–12 Winner
1992 Singapore Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Lee Sang-bok
Gil Young-ah 		15–3, 15–10 Winner
1992 German Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont 		9–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1993 Swiss Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo 		11–15, 17–14, 15–7 Winner
1993 Dutch Open Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo 		13–18, 15–9, 9–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 USSR International Christine Magnusson Alla Prodan
Irina Melnikova 		15–10, 15–6 Winner
1982 Nordic Championships Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		5–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1983 Northumberland Championships Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		12–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1983 Nordic Championships Christine Magnusson Carina Andersson
Lilian Johansson 		15–3, 18–13 Winner
1984 Nordic Championships Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Kirsten Larsen 		7–15, 17–14, 10–15 Runner-up
1985 Nordic Championships Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		4–15, 18–16, 13–15 Runner-up
1986 Nordic Championships Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1987 Nordic Championships Christine Magnusson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		15–11, 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1988 Nordic Championships Catrine Bengtsson Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen 		18–14, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1990 Stockholm International Margit Borg Emma Edbom
Ulrika Gideonsson 		15–6, 15–5 Winner
1994 Norwegian International Margit Borg Karolina Ericsson
Ulrika Persson 		15–0, 15–3 Winner
1994 Irish International Margit Borg Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen 		11–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1995 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Margit Borg Heidi Dössing
Karen Stechmann 		8–15, 15–12, 15–2 Winner
1995 Malmö International Margit Borg Michelle Rasmussen
Mette Sørensen 		15–9, 15–8 Winner
1996 Strasbourg International Margit Borg
Winner
1996 Malmö International Margit Borg Pernille Harder
Ann-Lou Jørgensen 		15–4, 15–7 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Nordic Championships Thomas Kihlström Steen Skovgaard
Hanne Adsbøl 		6–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1983 Nordic Championships Thomas Kihlström Steen Fladberg
Grete Mogensen 		15–2, 9–15, 15–5 Winner
1985 Nordic Championships Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström
Christine Magnusson 		15–9, 15–7 Winner
1986 Nordic Championships Jan-Eric Antonsson Steen Fladberg
Gitte Paulsen 		17–16, 15–3 Winner
1988 Nordic Championships Jan-Eric Antonsson Jesper Knudsen
Nettie Nielsen 		11–15, 17–16, 10–15 Runner-up
1992 Nordic Championships Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo 		15–6, 12–15, 15–10 Winner
1993 Uppsala International Mikael Rosén Jan-Eric Antonsson
Astrid Crabo 		6–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1994 Norwegian International Robert Larsson
15–6, 15–2 Winner
1995 Malmö International Jesper Larsen Thomas Stavngaard
Ann Jørgensen 		9–15, 14–17 Runner-up
1996 Malmö International Robert Larsson Jesper Larsen
Majken Vange 		15–5, 15–11 Winner

References

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