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Brenda Beenhakker
Brenda Beenhakker (born 18 February 1977) is a retired Dutch badminton player. She is the former European junior champion in the girls' singles event in 1995. She won Dutch National Championships for 8 times; 5 times in singles (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) and 3 times in doubles (2005 – with Karina de Wit, 2006 & 2007 – with Judith Meulendijks). Career Beenhakker surprised as a seventeen-year-old junior in 1995 by becoming women's singles Dutch national champion. When she was eleven, she became the Dutch junior champion for the first time. Hereafter several youth titles in her and higher age categories followed. A few months after her first championship with seniors in 1995, she also crowned as European Junior Champions, became the first ever Dutch to win the girls' singles title. Beenhakker played badminton for BC Smashing (Wijchen Wijchen () is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Population centres Numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of the rivers Nederrijn and Sint-Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem had a population of 163.972 on 1 December 2021, which made it one of the larger cities of the Netherlands. The municipality is part of the Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area, which has a combined number of 774,506 inhabitants on 31 January 2022. Arnhem is home to the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Netherlands Open Air Museum, Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein', Royal Burgers' Zoo, NOC*NSF and National Sports Centre Papendal. The north corner of the municipality is part of the Hoge Veluwe National Park. It is approximately in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands. History Early history T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina De Wit , a given name
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Karina may refer to: People *Karina (name), a female given name (including a list of people with the given name) *Karina (American singer) (born 1991) *Karina (Spanish singer) (born 1946) *Karina (Venezuelan singer) (born 1968) *Elda Neyis Mosquera (alias Karina, born 1963), Colombian guerrilla commander Other uses *Karina, Sierra Leone *Kalina people, an indigenous people of South America *Karina station, a light rail station in San Jose, California *"Karina", a song by Menahan Street Band on the album ''Make the Road by Walking'' *MV Karina, a passenger ship *Karina, an assassin hero in the game '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' See also *Carina (other) *Kareena Kareena is a female given name. Notable persons with that name include: Notable people * Kareena Cuthbert (born 1987), Scottish field hockey player * Kareena Kapoor (born 1980), Indian film actress * Kareena Lee (born 1993), Australian swimmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian International
The Austrian International or Austrian Open in badminton is an international open held in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ... since 1965. In the initial years they took place later annually every two years, but since 1973 it has been held annually. Previous winners Performances by nation Updated after the 2022 edition. References {{reflist External linksBWF: 2006 results Badminton tournaments in Austria [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Rybkina
Elena Rybkina (born 24 April 1964) is a Russian badminton player. Rybkina competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Russian female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Russia Olympic badminton players of the Unified Team Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Russia-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh International
The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru, the governing body for badminton in Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in .... Past winners Performances by nation References External linksOfficial Website {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in Wales 1928 establishments in Wales Recurring sporting events established in 1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Justesen
Mette is a female given name of Scandinavian origin. It's descended from the name Margaret and is also considered a variant of Matilda. Notable people with the name include: *Mette Marit, Crown Princess of Norway *Mette Pedersen (born 1973), Danish badminton player *Mette Sørensen (born 1975), Danish badminton player *Mette Abildgaard, Danish politician *Mette Andersen, Danish cyclist *Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *Mette Henriette, Norwegian performing artist and composer *Mette Bergmann, Norwegian discus thrower * Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister *Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer *Mette Madsen (1924–2015), Danish politician and writer *Mette Oxvang (born 1937), Danish high jumper *Mette Towley, American actress and dancer *Mette Schjoldager, Danish badminton player *Mette Veiseth, Danish model, Miss Norway in 1987 *Mette Lindberg Mette Lindberg (born 2 December 1983) is a Danish vocalist for psychedelic pop group The As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitra
Nitra (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia; it was the political center of the Principality of Nitra. Today, it is a seat of a ''kraj'' (Nitra Region), and an '' okres'' (Nitra District). Etymology The first mention of Nitra dates back to the 9th century. The name of the city is derived from the Nitra river. The name is Indo-European, but the question of its pre-Slavic or Slavic origin has not been satisfactorily answered. Nitra might be derived from the old Indo-European root ''neit-'', ''nit-'' meaning "to cut" or "to burn" using a derivation element ''-r-'' (see also slash-and-burn agricultural technique). The same root is still present in the Slovak verb ''nietiť'' (to make a fire), but also in othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Audina
Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup (the women's world team championship) for Indonesia at age fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the championship round against China in 1994. She was briefly ranked as the World No.1 women's singles player in October 1996. Audina helped Indonesia to retain the Uber Cup title in 1996, and was a member of the 1998 Indonesian team which relinquished the Cup to China, before moving to the Netherlands with her Dutch-national husband in 2000. Career As a Dutch resident she continued to compete, winning titles in both Europe and Asia before retiring from high-level competition in 2006. Top honors in badminton's three most prestigious events for individual players, the Olympics, the All-Englands, and the World Championships, eluded Audina, though she was twice an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 350,647 in 2021. The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people, and the Øresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to 4 million people. Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialised towns in Scandinavia, but it struggled to adapt to post-industrialism. Since the 2000 completion of the Öresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation, producing new architectural developments, supporting new biotech and IT companies, and attracting students through Malmö University and other higher education facilities. Over time, Malmö's demographics have changed and by the turn of the 2020s almost half the municipal population had a foreign background. The city contains many histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltiska Hallen
Baltiska Hallen (The Baltic Hall) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Stadionområdet, Malmö, Stadionområdet area of Malmö, Sweden. It opened in 1964 in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Baltic Exhibition in 1914. The arena has a capacity of 4.000 people and is the home of HK Malmö. Events It has served as host to numerous of events such as the Table Tennis European Championships, 1964 Table Tennis European Championships, IHF World Men's Handball Championship, 1967 IHF World Men's Handball Championships, Davis Cup, 1996 Davis Cup, 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships and 2006 European Women's Handball Championships. Over the years, it played host to The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Ulf Lundell and Gilbert O'Sullivan. References External links * {{Malmö Sports venues completed in 1964 Sports venues in Malmö Sport in Malmö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
