Birgit Michels
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]
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| Birth name | Birgit Overzier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 September 1984[1] 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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Achievements
European Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | |
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11–21, 11–21 |  |
European Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
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11–5, 5–11, 0–11 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
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11–7, 11–1 |  |
| 2001 | Spala, Poland | |
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6–15, 15–12, 6–15 | |
BWF Superseries
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Australian Open | |
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16–21, 17–21 |  |
| 2014 | Japan Open | |
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12–21, 16–21 | |
| 2010 | French Open | |
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15–21, 15–21 | |
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
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Michels at 2010 Dutch Open
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 | |
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15–21, 13–21 | |
| 2010 | Canada Open | |
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16–21, 21–18, 17–21 | |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | |
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13–21, 17–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | |
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12–21, 14–21 | |
| 2013 | Bitburger Open | |
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21–19, 21–15 |  |
| 2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | |
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21–19, 21–14 | |
| 2011 | Canada Open | |
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21–10, 23–21 | |
| 2010 | Bitburger Open | |
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20–22, 9–21 | |
| 2010 | U.S. Open | |
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21–19, 21–14 | |
| 2008 | India Open | |
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18–21, 9–21 | |
| 2007 | Bitburger Open | |
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21–17, 21–17 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
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- 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.
- 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
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