Broddi Kristjánsson

Broddi Kristjansson (born 8 December 1960) is a retired male badminton player from Iceland. After his retirement, he went onto win a gold medal at the BWF World Senior Championships in 2009.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Broddi.
Broddi Kristjánsson
Personal information
CountryIceland
Born (1960-12-08) 8 December 1960
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Iceland
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Huelva Men's singles 45+
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Helsingborg Men's singles 50+
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's singles 60+
BWF profile

Career

Kristjansson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Teeranun Chiangta, of Thailand, 15–2, 15–12. He won more than 40 titles at the Icelandic National Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Senior Championships
Year Venue Event Opponent Score Result
2009 Pabellón Municipal de Deportes Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Men's singles 45+ Denmark Kim Brodersen Gold Gold
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden		 Men's singles 50+ Chinese Taipei Chang Wen-sung 15–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain		 Men's singles 60+ Chinese Taipei Chang Wen-sung 16–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Iceland International England Matthew Smith 10–15, 15–10, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Iceland International England Michael Brown 10–15, 15–6, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Iceland International England Steve Butler 1–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Iceland International Netherlands Joris van Soerland 15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Iceland International Switzerland Thomas Wapp 15–7, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Amor International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Scotland Russell Hogg
Scotland Kenny Middlemiss		 4–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Iceland International Iceland Óli Björn Zimsen England Julian Robertson
England Dave Wright		 2–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Iceland International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Netherlands Ron Michels
Netherlands Joris van Soerland		 15–9, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Iceland International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Iceland Njörður Ludvigsson
Iceland Tryggvi Nielsen		 17–16, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Spanish International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Portugal Hugo Rodrigues
Portugal Marco Vasconcelos		 15–6, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Iceland International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Sweden Rasmus Wengberg		 15–9, 8–15, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Iceland International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Niels Christian Kaldau		 5–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Iceland International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Iceland Tryggvi Nielsen
Iceland Sveinn Sölvason		 15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Iceland International Iceland Elsa Nielsen Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson
Iceland Guðrún Júlíusdóttir		 3–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References
  • European results
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Broddi Kristjansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • tournamentsoftware.com


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