Christinna Pedersen

Christinna Pedersen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 Aalborg, Denmark
Handedness	Right
Mixed & women's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (in XD) 2 (in WD)
Current ranking	5 (in XD) 4 (in WD) (August 13, 2015)
Medal record Representing  Denmark Women's badminton Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles 2012 London Mixed doubles BWF World Championships 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles European Championships 2012 Karlskrona Women's doubles 2014 Kazan Women's doubles 2014 Kazan Mixed doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles European Women's Team Championships 2016 Kazan Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2008 Almere Women's team 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
BWF profile

Christinna Pedersen (born May 12, 1986) is an internationally elite badminton player from Aalborg, Denmark.^[1]

Career

Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist who has gained the most success in mixed doubles. Pairing with Joachim Fischer Nielsen, she reached the semifinals of the 2009 Hyderabad World Championships and earned the bronze medal. They had less success at the following world championships, but have continued to achieve strong results on the BWF Super Series circuit. They have also won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 World Championships, on home soil in Copenhagen.^[2][3]

In women's doubles, Pedersen has paired with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, although both athletes focus on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles. They won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal in 2013 Guangzhou World Championship.

She won the silver medal in women doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 Japan Open Super Series with Kamilla Rytter Juhl and the mixed doubles title at the 2016 Denmark Open Super Series Premier with Joachim Fischer Nielsen. She lives in Copenhagen, where she trains with the national team.

Achievements

Mixed Doubles with Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Women's Doubles with Kamilla Rytter Juhl

References