Camilla Martin

Not to be confused with Camilla Martens.

Camilla Martin

File:Camilla Martin (cropped).jpg Martin in 1998
Personal information
Full name	Camilla Martin Nygaard
Born	(1974-03-23) 23 March 1974 Aarhus, Denmark
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Spouse	Lars Nygaard ​ (m. 2005)​
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	373 wins, 103 losses
Highest ranking	1
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Denmark Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Women's singles World Championships Gold medal – first place 1999 Copenhagen Women's singles World Cup Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's singles Sudirman Cup Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Uber Cup Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Women's team European Championships Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Women's singles Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Women's singles Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Women's singles Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Women's singles Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Women's singles Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Women's singles European Mixed Team Championships Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed team Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Mixed team European Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Girls' singles Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles

Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a Danish retired badminton player. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singles titles.

Career

She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England Open in 2002.

The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. She earned silver in 2000 Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the final.

In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.

She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.

Personal life

Camilla Martin is the daughter of the former Danish footballer Bent Martin. Her brother is the former Danish footballer Ken Martin.

She married economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her name to Camilla Martin Nygaard.

She currently works as a sports presenter for TV 2

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Gong Zhichao	10–13, 3–11	File:Silver medal.svg Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Dai Yun	11–6, 6–11, 11–10	Gold Gold

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Susi Susanti	10–12, 1–11	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Pernille Nedergaard	10–12, 11–6, 7–11	Silver Silver
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Marina Yakusheva	11–0, 11–3	Gold Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Kelly Morgan	11–2, 11–4	Gold Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Marina Andrievskaya	13–10, 11–3	Gold Gold
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Yao Jie	7–0, 7–2, 0–7, 3–7, 1–7	Bronze Bronze
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Mia Audina	4–11, 13–10, 8–11	Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Jakarta, Indonesia	Kim Ji-hyun	5–11, 7–11	Silver Silver
1990	Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Lijun	9–11, 2–11	Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Helene Kirkegaard	11–4, 11–4	Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Helene Kirkegaard	Marlene Thomsen Trine Johansson	5–15, 15–13, 5–15	Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	German Open	Pernille Nedergaard	9–12, 8–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993	Canadian Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–5, 11–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993	Dutch Open	Susi Susanti	7–11, 1–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–12, 12–11, 11–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993	Scottish Open	Denyse Julien	11–6, 11–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Ika Henny	11–5, 11–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Lim Xiaoqing	11–5, 5–11, 12–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995	Swiss Open	Lim Xiaoqing	11–7, 11–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995	All England Open	Lim Xiaoqing	9–11, 12–10, 7–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995	German Open	Mia Audina	11–6, 11–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996	Swiss Open	Yuliani Sentosa	4–11, 11–6, 11–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996	U.S. Open	Mia Audina	5–11, 9–12	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Mia Audina	11–8, 11–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Mia Audina	12–10, 11–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Ye Zhaoying	9–12, 11–6, 11–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997	U.S. Open	Dai Yun	11–4, 6–11, 12–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997	German Open	Marina Andrievskaya	11–7, 11–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Mette Pedersen	11–2, 11–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Ye Zhaoying	12–9, 11–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Ye Zhaoying	13–10, 11–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998	Hong Kong Open	Lidya Djaelawijaya	11–3, 11–0	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999	Denmark Open	Zhou Mi	8–11, 11–3, 11–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000	Korea Open	Kanako Yonekura	11–6, 11–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000	Indonesia Open	Wang Chen	11–9, 11–4	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Zhou Mi	11–1, 6–11, 7–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001	Korea Open	Kim Ji-hyun	11–7, 8–11, 13–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001	Denmark Open	Pi Hongyan	8–6, 7–3, 7–0	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002	All England Open	Gong Ruina	7–5, 8–6, 7–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002	Malaysia Open	Hu Ting	8–11, 6–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002	Denmark Open	Gong Ruina	11–5, 3–11, 11–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003	Japan Open	Xie Xingfang	11–1, 11–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003	Malaysia Open	Zhou Mi	1–11, 11–7, 5–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003	German Open	Zhang Ning	7–11, 3–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Finnish Open	Marlene Thomsen	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	15–1, 15–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Norwegian International	Irina Serova	11–2, 11–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990	Polish Open	Chen Ying	11–4, 7–11, 1–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Helle Andersen	11–8, 11–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993	Amor International	Monique Hoogland	11–5, 11–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994	Hamburg Cup	Monique Hoogland	11–3, 11–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Norwegian International	Lotte Olsen	Svetlana Beliasova Irina Serova	15–10, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990	Polish International	Helene Kirkegaard	Chen Ying Sheng Wengqing	15–18, 1–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Helene Kirkegaard	Trine Johansson Marlene Thomsen	14–17, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players	Matches	Results		Difference
		Won	Lost
Anna Lao	1	0	1	–1
Dai Yun	14	9	5	+4
Gong Ruina	11	8	3	+5
Gong Zhichao	3	0	3	–3
Han Jingna	4	2	2	0
Tang Jiuhong	3	0	3	–3
Xie Xingfang	5	3	2	+1
Yao Yan	1	1	0	+1
Ye Zhaoying	9	3	6	–3
Zhang Ning	15	6	9	–3
Zhou Mi	10	5	5	0
Zhu Lin	2	2	0	+2
Cheng Shao-chieh	1	1	0	+1
Huang Chia-chi	5	5	0	+5

Players	Matches	Results		Difference
		Won	Lost
Mette Sørensen	3	2	1	+1
Tracey Hallam	2	1	1	0
/ Pi Hongyan	5	3	2	+1
Petra Overzier	2	2	0	+2
Juliane Schenk	3	3	0	+3
Xu Huaiwen	1	1	0	+1
/ Wang Chen	10	7	3	+4
Yasuko Mizui	4	4	0	+4
Susi Susanti	15	0	15	–15
Maria Kristin Yulianti	1	1	0	+1
/ Mia Audina	11	6	5	+1
Bang Soo-hyun	2	0	2	–2
Kim Ji-hyun	7	5	2	+3
Lim Xiaoqing	6	5	1	+4

External links

• Camilla Martin at BWFBadminton.com
• Camilla Martin at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
• Camilla Martin at BadmintonDenmark.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 October 2015)