Ragna Björg Ingólfsdóttir (born 22 February 1983) is an Icelandic badminton player.[2] She represented Iceland in 2008 Beijing[3] and again at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[4] She trained at the Tennis og badmintonfélag Reykjavíku, and educated philosophy of psychology at the University of Iceland.[5] In 2011, she commented on skirts boosting popularity in badminton.[6]
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| Birth name | Ragna Björg Ingólfsdóttir[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1983 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 64 (17 November 2011) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Welsh International |  Nicole Schaller
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1–3 Retired |  Runner-up
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| 2011 | Iceland International |  Akvile Stapusaityte
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21–18, 17–21, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Lithuanian International |  Chloe Magee
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11–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Iceland International |  Anita Raj Kaur
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2009 | Iceland International |  Camilla Overgaard
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21–14, 16–21, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2007 | Hellas International |  Petya Nedelcheva
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Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Iceland International | Trine Niemeier
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21–11, 21–3 | Winner
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| 2007 | Hungarian International | Jeanine Cicognini
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21–13, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2007 | Victorian International |  Larisa Griga
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11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Iceland International |  Susan Hughes
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21–14, 11–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2006 | Czech International | Camilla Sørensen
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Walkover | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Iceland International | Katrín Atladóttir
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Erla Björg Hafsteinsdóttir Tinna Helgadóttir
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21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2009 | Iceland International | Snjólaug Jóhannsdóttir
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Brynja Pétursdóttir Erla Björg Hafsteinsdóttir
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21–10, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2007 | Iceland International | Katrín Atladóttir
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Sara Jónsdóttir Tinna Helgadóttir
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21–18, 21–23, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2007 | Cyprus International |  Kati Tolmoff
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 Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurian
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12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Iceland International | Tinna Helgadóttir
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Emma Mason Imogen Bankier
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2004 | Bulgarian International | Sara Jónsdóttir
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Diana Dimova Linda Zechiri
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15–13, 15–11 | Winner
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| 2003 | Slovenian International | Sara Jónsdóttir
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 Elena Shimko Marina Yakusheva
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6–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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| 2003 | Dominican Republic International | Sara Jónsdóttir
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 Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid
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7–15, 9–15 | Runner-up
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| 2001 | Iceland International | Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir
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Katrín Atladóttir Sara Jónsdóttir
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7–0, 7–2, 7–1 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Íslensku ólympíufararnir" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Players: Ragna Ingolfsdottir". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Swimmer Flag-Bearer for Iceland at Beijing Olympics". Iceland Review. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Ragna Drops Out after Exciting Badminton Match". Iceland Review. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Ragna Ingolfsdottir". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Badminton players told skirts boost popularity". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
External links
edit- Ragna Ingólfsdóttir at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Ragna Ingólfsdóttir at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)