Dorte Kjær

Dorte Kjær
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1964-02-06) 6 February 1964 Roskilde, Sjælland, Denmark
Handedness	Right
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Denmark World Cup 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team European Championships 1988 Kristiansand Women's doubles 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1990 Moscow Women's doubles 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Women's doubles 1984 Preston Mixed team 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles 1984 Preston Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1981 Edinburgh Girls' doubles 1981 Edinburgh Mixed team
BWF profile

Dorte Kjær (born 6 February 1964) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

European & Danish titles

Kjær won the gold medal at the 1988 and 1990 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nettie Nielsen. She and Nettie Nielsen had already won the European juniors girls doubles title in 1981. In 1983 they became the Danish National ladies doubles champions for the first time. Together they won the Danish National Badminton Championships six times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1990). Dorte Kjaer won another National ladies doubles title in 1991 with Lotte Olsen. She also won one National Danish mixed doubles title in 1990 with Henrik Svarrer. Dorte Kjaer first won a bronze medal at the 1980 European Badminton Championships with Anne Skovgaard. She won a silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 1981 European Junior Championships with Mark Christiansen in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Other International titles

Dorte Kjaer and Nettie Nielsen won a bronze medal in Women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul when badminton was an exhibition sport. Dorte Kjaer won the Nordic badminton Championships in Women's doubles in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 with Nettie Nielsen and in 1989 with Lotte Olsen. She captured the Nordic mixed doubles title in 1984 with Jesper Helledie. With Nettie Nielsen she won the Scottish Open twice in 1985 & 1986 and with Lotte Olsen the Danish Open & German Open in 1990. With Henrik Svarrer she won the Carlton-Intersport-Cup in 1987 and the Chinese Taipei Open in 1989. She was a professional badminton player for approximately 10 years.

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Nettie Nielsen	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	15–12, 1–15, 5–15	Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Anne Skovgaard	Jane Webster Nora Perry	4–15, 6–15	Bronze
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Nettie Nielsen	Jane Webster Nora Perry	9–15, 17–14, 11–15	Bronze
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Kirsten Larsen	Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks	11–15, 9–15	Bronze
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	11–15, 12–15	Silver
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Clark Julie Munday	15–7, 15–4	Gold
1990	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union	Nettie Nielsen	Eline Coene Erica Van Dijck	15–5, 15–6	Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Nettie Nielsen	Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson	18–15, 15–10	Gold

International Tournaments

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Dutch Open	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark	18-16, 9-15, 12–15	Runner-up
1987	English Masters	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Dutch Open	Steen Skovgaard	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	14-17, 17-14, 8–15	Runner-up

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Dutch Open	Kirsten Larsen	Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman	12-15, 10-15	Runner-up
1985	Scottish Open	Nettie Nielsen	Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnussen	15-13, 15–8	Winner
1986	Scottish Open	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15-8, 15-11	Winner
1986	Carlton-Intersport-Cup (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany)	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	9-15, 11-15	Runner-up
1987	Malaysia Open	Nettie Nielsen	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	2–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1988	Poona Open	Nettie Nielsen	Yoo Sang-hee Kim Yun-ja	12–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1988	Dutch Open	Nettie Nielsen	Gillian Clark Sara Sankey	15–9, 9–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1988	Denmark Open	Nettie Nielsen	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	3–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1988	Scottish Open	Gitte Paulsen	Gillian Clark Sara Sankey	Walkover	Runner-up
1989	Chinese Taipei Open	Lotte Olsen	Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnussen	13-15, 15-9, 6-15	Runner-up
1989	World Grand Prix Finals	Nettie Nielsen	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	15-11, 16-18, 16–18	Runner-up
1990	Denmark Open	Lotte Olsen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15-13, 9-15, 15–11	Winner
1990	German Open	Lotte Olsen	Pernille Dupont Grete Mogensen	10–15, 15–2, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Dutch Open	Jesper Helledie	Steen Fladberg Gitte Paulsen	9-15, 11-15	Runner-up
1987	Thailand Open	Henrik Svarrer	Peter Buch Grete Mogensen	9-15, 11-15	Runner-up
1987	Carlton-Intersport-Cup (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany)	Henrik Svarrer	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott	16–17, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
1988	Poona Open	Nils Skeby	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1988	Dutch Open	Henrik Svarrer	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	7-15, 11-15	Runner-up
1989	Chinese Taipei Open	Henrik Svarrer	Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–6	Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Stockholm International	Lotte Olsen	Elena Rybkina Vlada Tcherniavskaia	4–15, 15–6, 15–3	Winner
1990	Nordic Championships	Lotte Olsen	Nettie Nielsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	15–8, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Stockholm International	Jon Holst-Christensen	Andrey Antropov Elena Rybkina	15–7, 10–15, 6–15	Runner-up

External links

• Dorte Kjaer at BWFBadminton.com
• Dorte Kjaer at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Dorte Kjær at Olympedia (archive)