Helle Sofie Sagøy

Helle Sofie Sagøy (born 19 January 1998) is a Norwegian para badminton player who competes in international level events. She was born without her right lower leg and has used a prosthetic all her life.[1][2]

Helle Sofie Sagøy
Personal information
Country Norway
Born (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998
Klæbu, Trøndelag, Norway
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
CoachSonja Wåland
Women's singles SL4
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 19 July 2022)
2 (WD with Katrin Seibert 1 January 2019)
8 (XD with Rickard Nilsson 17 March 2022)
Current ranking2 (WS) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 DortmundWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2022 TokyoWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2013 DortmundWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2019 BaselWomen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MurciaWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place2014 MurciaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2018 RodezWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place2018 RodezWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2018 RodezMixed doubles
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamMixed doubles

She was awarded the BWF Para-Badminton Player of the Year in 2015 after winning two gold medal at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Stoke Mandeville.[3]

Sagøy competed for Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany India Parul Parmar 19–21, 6–21 Silver Silver
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England France Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 7–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Haruka Fujino 21–9, 19–21, 21–10 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013[lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Germany Katrin Seibert Thailand Paramee Panyachaem
Denmark Julie Thrane
21–13, 21–12 Gold Gold
Thailand Nipada Saensupa
Thailand Chanida Srinavakul
21–12, 21–16
India Parul Parmar
Thailand Wandee Kantam
21–17, 21–13
2015[lower-alpha 2] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Germany Katrin Seibert France Véronique Braud
France Faustine Noël
21–11, 21–11 Gold Gold
India Siri Chandanna Chillari
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–4, 21–4
Thailand Wandee Kantam
Japan Mamiko Toyoda
27–25, 21–13
India Parul Parmar
Denmark Julie Thrane
21–13, 21–16

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014[lower-alpha 3] High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Turkey Zehra Bağlar 21–11, 21–8 Gold Gold
France Thiéfaine Auvert 21–6, 21–6
Denmark Julie Thrane 21–17, 21–13
2018[lower-alpha 4] Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France England Emma Louise Stoner 21–9, 21–1 Gold Gold
France Véronique Braud 21–11, 21–17
Germany Katrin Seibert 21–12, 21–17
France Faustine Noël 21–13, 22–20

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[lower-alpha 5] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Germany Katrin Seibert France Véronique Braud
England Emma Louise Stoner
21–4, 21–8 Gold Gold
France Catherine Naudin
Ukraine Ivanna Redka
21–9, 21–3
Turkey Zehra Bağlar
Poland Katarzyna Ziębik
21–17, 21–6
France Coraline Bergeron
Denmark Cathrine Rosengren
21–11, 21–18

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014[lower-alpha 6] High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
England Bobby Griffin Turkey Muammer Çankaya
Turkey Zehra Bağlar
21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold
France Pascal Baron
France Thiéfaine Auvert
21–2, 21–4
England Daniel Bethell
Denmark Julie Thrane
21–16, 23–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Germany Jan-Niklas Pott France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël
14–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 France Milena Surreau 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino 14–21, 21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
France Faustine Noël 21–17, 21–12

International Tournaments (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International Turkey Zehra Bağlar 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016[lower-alpha 7] Irish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert 21–13, 23–25, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Véronique Braud 21–16, 21–7
France Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International France Faustine Noël 21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert 21–10, 14–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 8–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 21–14, 12–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019[lower-alpha 8] Denmark Para Badminton International Thailand Chanida Srinavakul 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson 21–9, 21–10
Germany Katrin Seibert 15–21, 21–12, 21–16
Japan Haruka Fujino 21–11, 13–21, 23–21
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Haruka Fujino 20–22, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021[lower-alpha 9] Dubai Para Badminton International United Arab Emirates Salama Al Khateri 21–2, 21–0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Faustine Noël 21–14, 19–21, 21–16
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 11–21, 17–21
Netherlands Sophie van den Broek 21–6, 21–6
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Japan Haruka Fujino 21–8, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Japan Mamiko Toyoda
Japan Asami Yamada
21–19, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert France Véronique Braud
France Faustine Noël
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
China Yang Qiuxia
21–23, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Japan Mamiko Toyoda
21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018[lower-alpha 10] Irish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Australia Caitlin Dransfield
Australia Celine Aurelie Vinot
21–9, 21–10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Véronique Braud
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson
21–6, 21–15
Russia Ekaterina Oginskaya
Russia Vita Vimba
21–7, 21–2
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah
16–21, 9–21

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International England Bobby Griffin France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël
8–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Germany Jan-Niklas Pott France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël
17–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Jan-Niklas Pott Germany Marcel Adam
Germany Katrin Seibert
21–17, 16–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018[lower-alpha 11] Denmark Para Badminton International Germany Jan-Niklas Pott Scotland Colin Leslie
Denmark Cathrine Rosengren
26–24, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Ukraine Oleksandr Chyrkov
Ukraine Ivanna Redka
21–8, 21–7
Brazil Rogerio Junior Xavier
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson
21–18, 21–8

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