Donna Kellogg

Donna Victoria Kellogg, MBE (born 20 January 1978) is an English former badminton player. She is the European Champion, winning the women's doubles titles in 2000, 2006 and the mixed doubles title in 2008. She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships. Kellogg also won the women's doubles title at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the England winning team at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Donna Kellogg
Personal information
Birth nameDonna Victoria Kellogg
CountryEngland
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978
Spondon, Derby, England[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachAndy Wood
Julian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD with Gail Emms 16 March 2006)
4 (XD with Anthony Clark 4 December 2008)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Den Bosch Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Thessaloniki Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nitra Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nitra Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Nymburk Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Nymburk Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

Kellogg first played badminton at the age of 10. Her first representative match for England was against China at the 1997 World Championships in Scotland. The best performances of her career are winning the European women's doubles gold medal in 2000 with Joanne Goode and in 2006 with Gail Emms.

Kellogg's highest world ranking is fourth in women's doubles with a national ranking of first in the same event.

1998 Commonwealth Games

She represented England and won two gold medals (women's doubles and team) and a bronze medal (mixed doubles), at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3]

2004 Summer Olympics

Kellogg competed with Gail Emms in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. They defeated Koon Wai Chee and Li Wing Mui of Hong Kong in the first round, but were defeated by Wei Yili and Zhao Tingting of China in the round of 16.

2006 World Championships and Commonwealth Games

Kellogg reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 World Championships with Anthony Clark, losing in the final against Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. She also won a silver medal (team) and bronze medal (doubles) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]

2008 Summer Olympics

She and partner Gail Emms faced China in doubles at the 2008 Olympics in the round of 16. They lost the first match.

Personal life

In 1999 she graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Sports Science. Her occupation/professional qualification is BSC Physical Education, Sport Science and Recreational Management.

Kellogg was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[5]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain England Anthony Clark England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms		 15–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia England Joanne Goode Malaysia Chor Hooi Yee
Malaysia Lim Pek Siah		 15–8, 15–6 Gold Gold
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia England Gail Emms India Trupti Murgunde
India Saina Nehwal		 21–14, 21–9 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia England Chris Hunt England Nathan Robertson
England Joanne Davies		 15–7, 15–17, 14–17 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria England Joanne Goode Denmark Rikke Olsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen		 5–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland England Joanne Goode Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen		 7–15, 15–10, 15–8 Gold Gold
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands England Gail Emms Germany Nicole Grether
Germany Juliane Schenk		 21–12, 21–10 Gold Gold
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark England Gail Emms Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 18–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands England Anthony Clark Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Mette Schjoldager		 16–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark England Anthony Clark Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 16–21, 22–20, 21–15 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic Denmark Tine Rasmussen 11–3, 5–11, 9–12 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Denmark Joanne Wright Russia Natalia Djachkova
Russia Ella Karachkova		 15–7, 18–13 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Nymburk, Czech Republic England David Lindley Denmark Kristian Langbak
Denmark Jane F. Bramsen		 9–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 All England Open England Anthony Clark China Zheng Bo
China Gao Ling		 21–16, 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 China Masters England Anthony Clark China Zheng Bo
China Gao Ling		 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Swiss Open England Anthony Clark China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang		 15–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Singapore Open England Anthony Clark Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir		 21–17, 14–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 French Open England Anthony Clark China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang		 13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Denmark Open England Anthony Clark Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen		 16–21, 27–25, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Swedish Open England Julie Bradbury China Liu Lu
China Qian Hong		 11–15, 18–17, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Indonesia Open England Joanne Goode Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
Netherlands Nicole van Hooren		 7–15, 15–12, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Korea Open England Gail Emms South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
South Korea Lee Kyung-won		 Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix England Gail Emms Malaysia Chor Hooi Yee
Malaysia Lim Pek Siah		 17–14, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Denmark Open England Gail Emms Japan Kumiko Ogura
Japan Reiko Shiota		 6–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Denmark Open England Gail Emms Poland Kamila Augustyn
Poland Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 20–22, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix England Anthony Clark England Robert Blair
England Natalie Munt		 15–4, 6–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Denmark Open England Anthony Clark Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 14–21, 21–14, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Austrian International England Simon Archer Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Sweden Johanna Persson		 11–6, 5–11, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Slovenian International England Simon Archer Russia Nikolai Zuyev
Russia Marina Yakusheva		 15–2, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Iceland International England Simon Archer Denmark Jesper Larsen
Denmark Mie Nielsen		 15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Scottish International England Simon Archer Sweden Imanuel Hirschfeldt
Sweden Frida Andreasson		 15–5, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Irish International England Simon Archer Denmark Rasmus Andersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 15–12, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Portugal International England Simon Archer Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Kathrin Piotrowski		 15–12, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Portugal International England Anthony Clark Spain Sergio Llopis
Spain Dolores Marco		 15–5, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Anthony Clark against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[7]

References
  1. "Donna Kellogg". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 18.
  6. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. "Donna Kellogg head to head". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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