Anne-Mette van Dijk

Anne-Mette van Dijk (née Anne Mette Bille; born 22 April 1968) is a Danish former top badminton player of mid '90s.[1] Anne Mette Bille won her first title in 1980 at the Danish U13 Junior Individual Championships. In 1986, she won Nordic Junior Championships partnering Thomas Lund. In 1989 she won the senior national doubles title for the first time with Lotte Olsen. In 1993 she reached the quarter-finals at the World Championships. 1994, she won silver at the European Championship in the mixed team event. Her husband Jeroen van Dijk was a former Olympian in Badminton. They met each other in 1994 in Taiwan & got married in 1999. She runs a shop for greeting cards for various occasions in Lyngby.[2]

Anne-Mette van Dijk
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1968-04-22) 22 April 1968
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
EventDoubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Dutch Open Denmark Marianne Rasmussen England Julie Bradbury
England Joanne Goode
15–9, 9–15, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Swiss Open Denmark Marlene Thomsen Denmark Lotte Olsen
Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
6–15, 15–3, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Swiss Open Denmark Marlene Thomsen China Zhang Jin
China Peng Xinyong
11–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Denmark Open Denmark Marlene Thomsen Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
12–15, 15–7, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open Denmark Marlene Thomsen Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–10, 5–15, 14–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Denmark Open Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont
10–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Korea Open Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Denmark Thomas Lund
Sweden Catrine Bengtsson
9–15, 15–12, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Scottish Open Denmark Lars Pedersen England Lorraine Cole
England Julian Robertson
17–14, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 German Open Denmark Jens Eriksen Indonesia Tri Kusharjanto
Indonesia Minarti Timur
1–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Austrian International Denmark Charlotte Madsen Poland Bożena Bąk
Poland Bożena Haracz
15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Uppsala International Denmark Marianne Rasmussen Sweden Margit Borg
Sweden Charlotta Wihlborg
15–0, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Norwegian International Denmark Trine Pedersen Denmark Rikke Broen
Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
15–11, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Hamburg Cup Denmark Marlene Thomsen England Joanne Davies
England Joanne Goode
15–11, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Scottish Open Denmark Marlene Thomsen Denmark Lotte Olsen
Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
15–11, 10–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Hamburg Cup Denmark Marlene Thomsen Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–11, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Norwegian International Denmark Lars Pedersen Denmark Thomas Damgaard
Denmark Rikke Broen
18–17, 16–17, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Scottish Open Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Astrid Crabo
11–15, 15–11, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Irish Open Denmark Lars Pedersen England Nick Ponting
England Joanne Davies
15–7, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Hamburg Cup Denmark Jens Eriksen Denmark Christian Jakobsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
15–10, 13–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Strasbourg International Denmark Lars Pedersen 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. "Profile:Anne Mette van Dijk". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "Jaroen van Dijk". archiv.badminton.de. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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