Astrid van der Knaap

Astrid van der Knaap
	van der Knaap in 1986
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	8 October 1964 (age 60); The Hague
Sport
Sport	Badminton

Astrid van der Knaap (born 8 October 1964) is a Dutch badminton player, born in The Hague. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[1] She was four times the Dutch National Ladies Singles Champion in 1988, 1991, 1993 & 1994. She was runner-up at the World Grand Prix Dutch Open event in 1988. She won the Swiss Open twice in 1987 & 1992.

Achievements

Year - Tournament	Event	Result	Name
1982 Dutch National Junior Championships	Mixed Doubles	Winner	Jurgen van der Pot / Astrid van der Knaap
1982 Dutch National Junior Championships	Girls Doubles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap / Nicole van Zijderveld
1983 Dutch National Junior Championships	Girls Singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1983 Dutch National Junior Championships	Girls Doubles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap / N. van Zijderveld
1983 European Junior Badminton Championships	Girls Doubles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap / Nicole van Zijderveld
1986 Belgian International	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1987 Poona Open	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1987 Swiss Open	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1987 Austrian International	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1988 Dutch National Badminton Championships	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1988 Dutch Open	Women's singles	Runner-up	Astrid van der Knaap
1989 Dutch Open	Women's singles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap
1989 German Open	Women's singles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap
1989 Indonesia Open	Women's doubles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap / Maria Bengtsson
1991 Dutch National Badminton Championships	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1991 Amor International	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1991 Portugal International	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1991 Portugal International	Women's doubles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap / Heidemarie Bender
1991 Scottish Open	Women's singles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap
1992 La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1992 Swiss Open	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1992 Olympic Games	Women's singles	17	Astrid van der Knaap
1993 Dutch National Badminton Championships	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap
1993 La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Women's singles	Bronze	Astrid van der Knaap
1994 Dutch National Badminton Championships	Women's singles	Winner	Astrid van der Knaap

Achievements with results

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Dutch Open	Fiona Smith	12–10, 11–12, 1–11	Runner-up

IBF International Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Swiss Open	Monique Hoogland	11–7, 7-11, 11-4	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	11–2, 11–0	Winner
1991	Amor International	Joanne Muggeridge	11–6, 11–6	Winner
1991	Portugal International	Marina Yakusheva	11–5, 11–6	Winner
1992	Swiss Open	Catrine Bengtsson	1-11, 11–3, 11–9	Winner
1992	La Chaux de Fonds International	Eline Coene	11–9, 11–12, 11-7	Winner
1993	Austrian International	Irina Serova	8-11, 7-11	Runner-up

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Astrid van der Knaap". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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[sref-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Astrid van der Knaap". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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