Camilla Martin
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Full name | Camilla Martin Nygaard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Aarhus, Denmark | March 23, 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 373 wins, 103 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles.[1]
Career[]
She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.
The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games.[2] She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.
In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.
She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.
Personal life[]
Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.
She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.
She currently works as co-host of the Danish football magazine, Onside.
Achievements[]
Olympic Games[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
10–13, 3–11 | ![]() |
World Championships[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
11–6, 6–11, 11–10 | ![]() |
World Cup[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() |
10–12, 1–11 | ![]() |
European Championships[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() |
4–11, 13–10, 8–11 | ![]() |
2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden | ![]() |
7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7 | ![]() |
2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
13–10, 11–3 | ![]() |
1998 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() |
11–2, 11–4 | ![]() |
1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | ![]() |
11–0, 11–3 | ![]() |
1992 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
10–12, 11–6, 7–11 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships[]
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England | ![]() |
11–4, 11–4 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Armitage Centre, Manchester, England |
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5–15, 15–13, 5–15 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix[]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | German Open | ![]() |
7–11, 3–11 | ![]() |
2003 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
1–11, 11–7, 5–11 | ![]() |
2003 | Japan Open | ![]() |
11–1, 11–5 | ![]() |
2002 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
11–5, 3–11, 11–7 | ![]() |
2002 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
8–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
2002 | All England Open | ![]() |
7–5, 8–6, 7–3 | ![]() |
2001 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
8–6, 7–3, 7–0 | ![]() |
2001 | Korea Open | ![]() |
11–7, 8–11, 13–10 | ![]() |
2000 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
11–1, 6–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
2000 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
11–9, 11–4 | ![]() |
2000 | Korea Open | ![]() |
11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
1999 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
8–11, 11–3, 11–1 | ![]() |
1998 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
11–3, 11–0 | ![]() |
1998 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
13–10, 11–8 | ![]() |
1998 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
12–9, 11–8 | ![]() |
1997 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
11–2, 11–8 | ![]() |
1997 | German Open | ![]() |
11–7, 11–2 | ![]() |
1997 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
11–4, 6–11, 12–10 | ![]() |
1997 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
9–12, 11–6, 11–5 | ![]() |
1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
12–10, 11–2 | ![]() |
1996 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
11–8, 11–6 | ![]() |
1996 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
5–11, 9–12 | ![]() |
1996 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
4–11, 11–6, 11–2 | ![]() |
1995 | German Open | ![]() |
11–6, 11–6 | ![]() |
1995 | All England Open | ![]() |
9–11, 12–10, 7–11 | ![]() |
1995 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
11–7, 11–7 | ![]() |
1994 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
11–5, 5–11, 12–11 | ![]() |
1994 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
11–5, 11–1 | ![]() |
1993 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
7–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1990 | German Open | ![]() |
9–12, 8–11 | ![]() |
IBF International[]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Hamburg Cup | ![]() |
11–3, 11–2 | ![]() |
1993 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
11–6, 11–8 | ![]() |
1993 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
11–12, 12–11, 11–7 | ![]() |
1993 | Canadian Open | ![]() |
11–5, 11–5 | ![]() |
1993 | Amor International | ![]() |
11–5, 11–7 | ![]() |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International | ![]() |
11–8, 11–1 | ![]() |
1990 | Polish Open | ![]() |
11–4, 7–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1989 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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15–1, 15–3 | ![]() |
1990 | Czechoslovakian International | ![]() |
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14–17, 8–15 | ![]() |
1990 | Polish Open | ![]() |
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15–18, 1–15 | ![]() |
1989 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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Record against selected opponents[]
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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References[]
- ^ Mohapatra, Bikash (26 August 2019). "On the home front: When Camilla Martin grasped her biggest chance". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Mohapatra, Bikash (25 July 2021). "It's about stopping Camilla Martin...", Badminton Bladet.DK, Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links[]
- Camilla Martin at BadmintonDenmark.com
- Camilla Martin at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Camilla Martin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Aarhus
- Danish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Denmark
- Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Danish television presenters
- Danish women television presenters