Broddi Kristjansson (born 8 December 1960) is a retired male badminton player from Iceland. After his retirement, he went onto win a gold medal at the BWF World Senior Championships in 2009.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1960 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKristjansson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Teeranun Chiangta, of Thailand, 15–2, 15–12. He won more than 40 titles at the Icelandic National Badminton Championships.
Achievements
editWorld Senior Championships
edit| Year | Venue | Event | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Pabellón Municipal de Deportes Huelva, Huelva, Spain |
Men's singles 45+ |  Kim Brodersen
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 Gold
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| 2015 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden |
Men's singles 50+ |  Chang Wen-sung
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15–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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| 2019 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Men's singles 60+ | Chang Wen-sung
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16–21, 10–21 | Bronze
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IBF International
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | Iceland International |  Matthew Smith
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10–15, 15–10, 13–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1992 | Iceland International | Michael Brown
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10–15, 15–6, 9–15 | Runner-up
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| 1993 | Iceland International | Steve Butler
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1–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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| 1994 | Iceland International |  Joris van Soerland
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15–9, 15–11 |  Winner
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| 1995 | Iceland International |  Thomas Wapp
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15–7, 17–14 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1992 | Amor International |  Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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 Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss
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4–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 1993 | Iceland International | Óli Björn Zimsen
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Julian Robertson Dave Wright
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2–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
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| 1994 | Iceland International | Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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Ron Michels Joris van Soerland
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15–9, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1995 | Iceland International | Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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Njörður Ludvigsson Tryggvi Nielsen
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17–16, 15–11 | Winner
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| 1995 | Spanish International | Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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 Hugo Rodrigues Marco Vasconcelos
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15–6, 15–12 | Winner
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| 1996 | Iceland International | Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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 Fredrik Bergström Rasmus Wengberg
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15–9, 8–15, 15–1 | Winner
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| 1997 | Iceland International | Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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Joachim Fischer Nielsen Niels Christian Kaldau
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5–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 1998 | Iceland International | Árni Þór Hallgrímson
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Tryggvi Nielsen Sveinn Sölvason
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15–9, 15–10 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Iceland International | Elsa Nielsen
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Árni Þór Hallgrímson Guðrún Júlíusdóttir
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3–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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References
edit- European results
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Broddi Kristjansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- tournamentsoftware.com
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