Mette Schjoldager
Badminton player

Mette Schjoldager

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21 April 1977(Viby, Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark)
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Introduction

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977 in Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand) is a badminton player from Denmark.

Career

Schjoldager competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16.

She also competed in mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung of Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15-9, 15-5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen 15-5, 15-5 to win the bronze medal.

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists:

  • China Chen Qiqiu & Zhao Tingting 4-1
  • China Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1-9
  • China Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 1-2
  • Denmark Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0-2
  • England Simon Archer & Joanne Goode 1-1
  • England Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 2-1
  • Indonesia Nova Widianto & Lilyana Natsir 1-0
  • South Korea Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min 0-3
  • Poland Robert Mateusiak & Nadiezda Zieba 1-0
  • Thailand Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 0-3