Johanna Persson

Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson (born 25 December 1978) is a former Swedish badminton player.[1]

Johanna Persson
Personal information
Birth nameJohanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson
CountrySweden
Born (1978-12-25) 25 December 1978
Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 HerningWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2006 Den BoschWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2004 GenevaMixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

Persson started her junior career in Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and won her first national junior title in 1993 in the U-14 girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event.[2] She won the Swedish National senior title 11 times from 2002 to 2012, 6 in the women's doubles, and 5 in the mixed doubles.[3] She won the bronze medals at the 2004 European Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Fredrik Bergström, and also at the 2006 and 2008 European Championship in the women's doubles event with Elin Bergblom.[4] Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Bergström.[5] They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Persson and Bergström lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15–3, 15–1.[6] After retiring from the international tournament, in 2009, Persson runs a project Girls of Badminton, to encourage and promote females within the Swedish Badminton Association.[7] In 2011, she was awarded as a Person of the Year by the Badminton Europe.[8] Her sister, Sara Persson, also an Olympian who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[9]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter,
Herning, Denmark
Sweden Elin Bergblom England Gail Emms
England Donna Kellogg
18–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Sweden Elin Bergblom England Gail Emms
England Donna Kellogg
9–21, 21–16, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
Sweden Fredrik Bergström Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark Rikke Olsen
3–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Bitburger Open Ukraine Vladislav Druzchenko New Zealand Daniel Shirley
New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen
15–11, 11–15, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Polish International Sweden Elin Bergblom Indonesia Shendy Puspa Irawati
Indonesia Meiliana Jauhari
11–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Sweden Elin Bergblom France Elodie Eymard
France Weny Rahmawati
21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Swedish International Sweden Elin Bergblom Germany Birgit Overzier
Germany Carina Mette
21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Scottish International Sweden Elin Bergblom Russia Nina Vislova
Russia Valeria Sorokina
5–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Iceland International Sweden Elin Bergblom Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen
Netherlands Rachel van Cutsen
17–14, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Dutch International Sweden Elin Bergblom Germany Nicole Grether
Germany Juliane Schenk
4–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Czech International Sweden Elin Bergblom Belarus Olga Konon
Belarus Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
11–5, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Spanish International Sweden Elin Bergblom Portugal Filipa Lamy
Portugal Telma Santos
8–6, 7–0, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Finnish International Sweden Elin Bergblom Austria Verena Fastenbauer
Austria Karina Lengauer
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Hungarian International Sweden Elin Bergblom Hungary Krisztina Ádám
Hungary Csilla Fórián
3–7, 7–2, 7–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Norwegian International Sweden Caroline Eriksson Finland Anu Weckström
Finland Nina Weckström
15–10, 10–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Iceland International Sweden Henri Hurskainen Denmark Jacob Chemnitz
Denmark Julie Houmann
15–5, 13–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Czech International Sweden Henri Hurskainen Germany Tim Dettmann
Germany Annekatrin Lillie
17–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Dutch International Sweden Fredrik Bergström Germany Ingo Kindervater
Germany Kathrin Piotrowski
15–4, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Scottish International Sweden Fredrik Bergström Germany Jochen Cassel
Germany Birgit Overzier
15–3, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Norwegian International Sweden Fredrik Bergström England Kristian Roebuck
England Liza Parker
16–17, 15–4, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Bitburger International Sweden Fredrik Bergström Russia Nikolay Zuev
Russia Marina Yakusheva
13–15, 15–10, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Austrian International Sweden Fredrik Bergström England Simon Archer
England Donna Kellogg
6–11, 11–5, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Portugal International Sweden Fredrik Bergström Denmark Carsten Mogensen
Denmark Helle Nielsen
10–13, 11–5, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Austrian International Netherlands Dennis Lens Denmark Kasper Kiim Jensen
Denmark Helle Nielsen
6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Hungarian International Sweden Daniel Glaser Slovenia Andrej Pohar
Slovenia Maja Pohar
5–7, 1–7, 1–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Welsh International Sweden Henrik Andersson England Anthony Clark
England Gail Emms
4–7, 1–7, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Norwegian International Sweden Ola Molin Sweden Jörgen Olsson
Sweden Frida Andreasson
17–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Austrian International Sweden Ola Molin England David Lindley
England Liza Parker
15–9, 12–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Welsh International Sweden Ola Molin England Peter Jeffrey
England Joanne Davies
15–11, 5–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Czech International Sweden Ola Molin Germany Christian Mohr
Germany Anne Hönscheid
15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Czech International Sweden Henrik Andersson England Ian Sullivan
England Gail Emms
8–11, 4–9, 3–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Dubbeljobbigt" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. "Täby har vunnit 230 SM titlar" (in Swedish). Täby Badmintonförening. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Svenska Mästerskap senior" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. "Badminton Sverige: Svenska OS, VM och EM-medaljer" (in Swedish). Sveriges sporthistoria. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johanna Persson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  6. "Bergström/Persson ute ur OS" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. "Girls of Badminton stärker och lyfter ledarna" (in Swedish). Riksidrottsförbundet. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. "2011 Person of the Year Award - Johanna Persson (Sweden)". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. "Sara Persson i stor badmintonfinal" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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