Donna Victoria Kellogg, MBE (born 20 January 1978) is an English former badminton player. She is the European Champion, winning the women's doubles titles in 2000, 2006 and the mixed doubles title in 2008. She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships. Kellogg also won the women's doubles title at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the England winning team at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Donna Kellogg
Personal information
Birth nameDonna Victoria Kellogg
CountryEngland
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978 (age 46)
Spondon, Derby, England[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachAndy Wood
Julian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD with Gail Emms 16 March 2006)
4 (XD with Anthony Clark 4 December 2008)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Den Bosch Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Thessaloniki Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nitra Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Nymburk Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Nymburk Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

Kellogg first played badminton at the age of 10. Her first representative match for England was against China at the 1997 World Championships in Scotland. The best performances of her career are winning the European women's doubles gold medal in 2000 with Joanne Goode and in 2006 with Gail Emms.

Kellogg's highest world ranking is fourth in women's doubles with a national ranking of first in the same event.

1998 Commonwealth Games edit

She represented England and won two gold medals (women's doubles and team) and a bronze medal (mixed doubles), at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3]

2004 Summer Olympics edit

Kellogg competed with Gail Emms in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. They defeated Koon Wai Chee and Li Wing Mui of Hong Kong in the first round, but were defeated by Wei Yili and Zhao Tingting of China in the round of 16.

2006 World Championships and Commonwealth Games edit

Kellogg reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 World Championships with Anthony Clark, losing in the final against Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. She also won a silver medal (team) and bronze medal (doubles) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]

2008 Summer Olympics edit

She and partner Gail Emms faced China in doubles at the 2008 Olympics in the round of 16. They lost the first match.

Personal life edit

In 1999 she graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Sports Science. Her occupation/professional qualification is BSC Physical Education, Sport Science and Recreational Management.

Kellogg was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[5]

Achievements edit

World Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain   Anthony Clark   Nathan Robertson
  Gail Emms
15–21, 12–21   Silver

Commonwealth Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Joanne Goode   Chor Hooi Yee
  Lim Pek Siah
15–8, 15–6   Gold
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia   Gail Emms   Trupti Murgunde
  Saina Nehwal
21–14, 21–9   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Chris Hunt   Nathan Robertson
  Joanne Davies
15–7, 15–17, 14–17   Bronze

European Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria   Joanne Goode   Rikke Olsen
  Marlene Thomsen
5–15, 10–15   Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland   Joanne Goode   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
7–15, 15–10, 15–8   Gold
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands   Gail Emms   Nicole Grether
  Juliane Schenk
21–12, 21–10   Gold
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark   Gail Emms   Lena Frier Kristiansen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
18–21, 18–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands   Anthony Clark   Jens Eriksen
  Mette Schjoldager
16–21, 14–21   Bronze
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark   Anthony Clark   Robert Mateusiak
  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
16–21, 22–20, 21–15   Gold

European Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic   Tine Rasmussen 11–3, 5–11, 9–12   Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia   Joanne Wright   Natalia Djachkova
  Ella Karachkova
15–7, 18–13   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic   David Lindley   Kristian Langbak
  Jane F. Bramsen
9–15, 9–15   Bronze

BWF Superseries edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 All England Open   Anthony Clark   Zheng Bo
  Gao Ling
21–16, 18–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2007 China Masters   Anthony Clark   Zheng Bo
  Gao Ling
16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2008 Swiss Open   Anthony Clark   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
15–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2008 Singapore Open   Anthony Clark   Nova Widianto
  Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 14–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2008 French Open   Anthony Clark   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
13–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2009 Denmark Open   Anthony Clark   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 27–25, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix edit

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Swedish Open   Julie Bradbury   Liu Lu
  Qian Hong
11–15, 18–17, 11–15   Runner-up
2000 Indonesia Open   Joanne Goode   Lotte Jonathans
  Nicole van Hooren
7–15, 15–12, 15–10   Winner
2005 Korea Open   Gail Emms   Lee Hyo-jung
  Lee Kyung-won
Walkover   Runner-up
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix   Gail Emms   Chor Hooi Yee
  Lim Pek Siah
17–14, 15–8   Winner
2005 Denmark Open   Gail Emms   Kumiko Ogura
  Reiko Shiota
6–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2006 Denmark Open   Gail Emms   Kamila Augustyn
  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
20–22, 10–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix   Anthony Clark   Robert Blair
  Natalie Munt
15–4, 6–15, 15–13   Winner
2006 Denmark Open   Anthony Clark   Thomas Laybourn
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
14–21, 21–14, 22–20   Winner

IBF International edit

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Austrian International   Simon Archer   Fredrik Bergström
  Johanna Persson
11–6, 5–11, 11–6   Winner
2003 Slovenian International   Simon Archer   Nikolai Zuyev
  Marina Yakusheva
15–2, 17–16   Winner
2003 Iceland International   Simon Archer   Jesper Larsen
  Mie Nielsen
15–13, 15–4   Winner
2003 Scottish International   Simon Archer   Imanuel Hirschfeldt
  Frida Andreasson
15–5, 15–3   Winner
2003 Irish International   Simon Archer   Rasmus Andersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–12, 15–4   Winner
2004 Portugal International   Simon Archer   Kristof Hopp
  Kathrin Piotrowski
15–12, 15–12   Winner
2005 Portugal International   Anthony Clark   Sergio Llopis
  Dolores Marco
15–5, 15–10   Winner

Record against selected opponents edit

Mixed doubles results with Anthony Clark against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Donna Kellogg". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 18.
  6. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Donna Kellogg head to head". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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