Jon Holst-Christensen

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Jon Holst-Christensen (born 16 June 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.

Jon Holst-Christensen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1968-06-16) 16 June 1968 (age 56)
Ringsted, Sjælland, Denmark
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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Summer Olympics

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Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

Achievements

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Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
3 Mixed doubles (with Grete Mogensen) 1991 Copenhaguen, DEN
European Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1990 Moscow, URSS
1 Men's doubles 1992 Glasgow, SCO
1 Men's doubles 1996 Herning, DEN
2 Mixed doubles 1992 Glasgow, SCO
3 Mixed doubles 1998 Sofia, BUL
Open Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1993 All England Open

World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Thomas Lund   Kim Moon-soo
  Park Joo-bong
10–15, 15–12, 16–17   Silver
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland   Thomas Lund   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
5–15, 2–15   Silver

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria   Michael Søgaard   Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
8–15, 8–15   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Dutch Open   Thomas Lund   Bagus Setiadi
  Ricky Subagja
15–10, 15–4   Winner
1991 Swedish Open   Thomas Lund   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang
14–18, 7–15   Runner-up
1991 German Open   Thomas Lund   Eddy Hartono
  Rudy Gunawan
9–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1992 German Open   Thomas Lund   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto
15–6, 2–15, 15–9   Winner
1992 Denmark Open   Thomas Lund   Jan Paulsen
  Henrik Svarrer
18–16, 15–8   Winner
1993 Korea Open   Thomas Lund   Huang Zhanzhong
  Zheng Yumin
15–5, 10–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1993 All England Open   Thomas Lund   Chen Hongyong
  Chen Kang
10–15, 15–2, 15–10   Winner
1993 U.S. Open   Thomas Lund   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15–7, 15–7   Winner
1993 German Open   Thomas Lund   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
17–14, 15–12   Winner
1993 Denmark Open   Thomas Lund   Jan Paulsen
  Jim Laugesen
15–5, 15–5   Winner
1994 Singapore Open   Thomas Lund   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
6–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1994 German Open   Thomas Lund   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15–6, 15–2   Winner
1994 Denmark Open   Thomas Lund   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
8–15, 15–5, 9–15   Runner-up
1995 Korea Open   Thomas Lund   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
6–15, 15–11, 7–15   Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open   Thomas Lund   Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
15–6, 15–7   Winner
1995 Russian Open   Thomas Lund   Tony Gunawan
  Rudy Wijaya
15–8, 11–15, 17–14   Winner
1995 China Open   Thomas Lund   Huang Zhanzhong
  Jiang Xin
8–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1995 German Open   Thomas Lund   Ade Sutrisna
  Candra Wijaya
15–8, 15–13   Winner
1995 Denmark Open   Thomas Lund   Tony Gunawan
  Rudy Wijaya
16–17, 15–5, 15–6   Winner
1996 Swiss Open   Thomas Lund   Sigit Budiarto
  Dicky Purwotsugiono
15–12, 18–13   Winner
1996 German Open   Thomas Lund   Seng Kok Kiong
  Victo Wibowo
15–11, 11–15, 15–3   Winner
1997 All England Open   Michael Søgaard   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kang Kyung-jin
11–15, 16–17   Runner-up
1997 Russian Open   Michael Søgaard   Thomas Stavngaard
  Jim Laugesen
15–9, 15–13   Winner
1997 Denmark Open   Michael Søgaard   Jens Eriksen
  Jesper Larsen
14–17, 15–8, 18–13   Winner
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