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Jon Holst-Christensen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1968-06-16) June 16, 1968 (age 56)
EventDoubles

Jon Holst-Christensen (born June 16, 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.

Career

Summer Olympics

Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

Major achievements

Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
2 Men's doubles (with Thomas Lund) 1991 Copenhaguen, DEN
2 Men's doubles (with Thomas Lund) 1995 Lausanne, SWI
3 Mixed doubles (with Grete Mogensen) 1991 Copenhaguen, DEN
European Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1990 Moscow, URSS
1 Men's doubles 1992 Glasgow, SCO
1 Men's doubles 1996 Herning, DEN
2 Mixed doubles 1992 Glasgow, SCO
3
3
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
1998 Sofia, BUL
Open Championships
1 Men's doubles 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 Denmark Open
1
1
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
1993 All England Open
1 Men's doubles 1995, 1996 Swiss Open

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace,
Sofia, Bulgaria
Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt
8–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 All England Open Denmark Michael Søgaard South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
11–15, 16–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Thomas Stavngaard
Denmark Jim Laugesen
15–9, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Denmark Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen
14–17, 15–8, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner