Sara Thygesen
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Danish badminton player (born 1991)
Badminton player
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991年01月20日) 20 January 1991 (age 34) Fredericia, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Frederiksberg, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 14 (WD with Maiken Fruergaard 15 January 2019) 15 (XD with Mathias Christiansen 12 October 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (WD with Maiken Fruergaard 25 March 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she joined the Denmark national badminton team, then in 2015, she won a gold medal at the European Games with her partner in the mixed doubles Niclas Nøhr.[1]
Career
[edit ]Thygesen competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics partnering Maiken Fruergaard. Her pace at the Games was stopped in the group stage after placing 4th in the group C standings.[2]
Achievements
[edit ]European Games
[edit ]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Denmark Niclas Nøhr | France Gaëtan Mittelheisser France Audrey Fontaine |
21–16, 21–16 | Gold Gold |
European Championships
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Netherlands Eefje Muskens Netherlands Selena Piek |
17–21, 17–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva |
10–21, 18–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva |
16–21, 10–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Germany Linda Efler Germany Isabel Lohau |
22–20, 15–21, 20–22 | Bronze Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Christinna Pedersen |
21–19, 13–21, 17–21 | Silver Silver |
European Junior Championships
[edit ]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy |
Denmark Morten Bodskov | Germany Jonas Geigenberger Germany Fabienne Deprez |
19–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit ]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Indonesia Greysia Polii Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu |
21–18, 11–21, 21–23 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | China Liu Shengshu China Tan Ning |
19–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Malaysia Goh Soon Huat Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai |
14–21, 20–22 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Germany Peter Käsbauer Germany Olga Konon |
21–19, 21–9 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | England Marcus Ellis England Lauren Smith |
21–19, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit ]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scottish Open | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Scotland Robert Blair Scotland Imogen Bankier |
18–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2016 | Dutch Open | Denmark Mathias Christiansen | Denmark Søren Gravholt Denmark Maiken Fruergaard |
21–18, 20–22, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Spanish International | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | England Heather Olver England Kate Robertshaw |
21–18, 13–21, 20–22 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) RUnner-up |
| 2014 | Dutch International | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Netherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Iris Tabeling |
16–21, 12–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) RUnner-up |
| 2015 | Belgian International | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Malaysia Joyce Choong Wai Chi Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen |
21–18, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2016 | Swedish Masters | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Netherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Iris Tabeling |
21–19, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2023 | Irish Open | Denmark Maiken Fruergaard | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva |
21–19, 17–21, 24–22 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2024 | Scottish Open | Netherlands Debora Jille | England Chloe Birch England Estelle van Leeuwen |
21–14, 10–21, 21–8 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Turkey International | Denmark Tore Vilhelmsen | Indonesia Viki Indra Okvana Indonesia Gustiani Megawati |
11–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2013 | Croatian International | Denmark Frederik Colberg | Denmark Niclas Nøhr Denmark Rikke Søby Hansen |
21–12, 12–21, 9–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) RUnner-up |
| 2014 | Orléans International | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Scotland Robert Blair Scotland Imogen Bankier |
13–21, 21–19, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2014 | Croatian International | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Denmark Mads Pedersen Denmark Mai Surrow |
21–15, 13–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2014 | Dutch International | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Netherlands Robin Tabeling Netherlands Myke Halkema |
21–10, 21–5 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2014 | Irish Open | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Germany Peter Käsbauer Germany Isabel Herttrich |
21–10, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2015 | Italian International | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | England Matthew Nottingham England Emily Westwood |
21–10, 17–21, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2016 | Finnish International | Denmark Niclas Nøhr | Denmark Mathias Christiansen Denmark Lena Grebak |
21–18, 21–23, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2016 | Irish Open | Denmark Mathias Christiansen | Netherlands Robin Tabeling Netherlands Cheryl Seinen |
21–16, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ "Players: Sara Thygesen". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Thygesen Sara". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Sara Thygesen at BWFBadminton.com
- Sara Thygesen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Sara Thygesen at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
- Sara Thygesen at Olympics.com Edit this at Wikidata
- Sara Thygesen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Fredericia
- Badminton players from the Region of Southern Denmark
- Danish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Denmark
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Denmark
- European Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Danish sportswomen