Birgit Michels
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Birth name | Birgit Overzier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] 28 September 1984 Köln, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Bonn, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 13 (WD), 6 (XD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Birgit Michels (née Overzier, born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles.[2][3] In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael Fuchs, reaching the quarter-finals.[3]
Achievements[]
European Championships[]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Sandra Marinello | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
11–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships[]
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Nina Vislova Valeria Sorokina |
11–5, 5–11, 0–11 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Marc Zwiebler | Nina Vislova |
11–7, 11–1 | Gold |
2001 | Spala, Poland | Marc Zwiebler | Carsten Mogensen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
6–15, 15–12, 6–15 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries[]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Australian Open | Michael Fuchs | Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na |
16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Japan Open | Michael Fuchs | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | French Open | Michael Fuchs | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam |
15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix[]
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Bitburger Open | Johanna Goliszewski | Wang Rong Zhang Zhibo |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner up |
2010 | Canada Open | Sandra Marinello | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin |
16–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner up |
2009 | Dutch Open | Sandra Marinello | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
13–21, 17–21 | Runner up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Michael Fuchs | Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won |
12–21, 14–21 | Runner up |
2013 | Bitburger Open | Michael Fuchs | Chris Adcock Gabrielle White |
21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Michael Fuchs | Chris Langridge Heather Olver |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Canada Open | Michael Fuchs | Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing |
21–10, 23–21 | Winner |
2010 | Bitburger Open | Michael Fuchs | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
20–22, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | U.S. Open | Michael Fuchs | Lee Sheng-mu Chien Yu-chin |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
2008 | India Open | Kristof Hopp | He Hanbin Yu Yang |
18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Bitburger Open | Kristof Hopp | Robert Blair Imogen Bankier |
21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dutch International | Cisita Joity Jansen | |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
2015 | Czech Open | Isabel Herttrich | Marie Batomene Emilie Lefel |
21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
2011 | Turkey International | Sandra Marinello | Yoo Hyun-young |
21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
2011 | Italian International | Sandra Marinello | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Kharkiv International | Sandra Marinello | Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei |
17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Morocco International | Sandra Marinello | Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg |
21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
2010 | Belgian International | Sandra Marinello | Lotte Jonathans Paulien Van Dooremalen |
21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
2010 | Norwegian International | Sandra Marinello | Lotte Jonathans Paulien Van Dooremalen |
14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Dutch International | Sandra Marinello | Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen |
19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Finnish International | Sandra Marinello | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
21–16, 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Birgit MICHELS Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Birgit Michels". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birgit Overzier-Michels". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
External links[]
- Birgit Overzier at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternative link)
- Birgit Overzier at BWFbadminton.com
- Birgit Overzier at the International Olympic Committee
- Birgit Michels at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Birgit Overzier-Michels at Olympedia
- Birgit Overzier on Twitter
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- German female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Germany
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Cologne