• Source: Camilla Martin
    • 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.


      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. 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

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      Women's singles


      = World Championships

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      Women's singles


      = World Cup

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      Women's singles


      = European Championships

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      Women's singles


      = World Junior Championships

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      The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.
      Girls' singles


      = European Junior Championships

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      Girls' singles

      Girls' doubles


      = IBF World Grand Prix

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      The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
      Women's singles

      Women's doubles


      = IBF International

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      Women's singles

      Women's doubles


      Record against selected opponents


      Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.


      References




      External links


      Camilla Martin at BWFBadminton.com
      Camilla Martin at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
      Camilla Martin at BadmintonDenmark.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 October 2015)
      Camilla Martin at Olympedia (archive)
      Camilla Martin at Olympics.com

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