Karin Schnaase (born 14 February 1985) is a German badminton player. She represented her country at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
. She placed 2nd in her group during group play and did not advance to the next round. She is well known for the broken shoe incident with
Laura Sarosi at the
2016 European Badminton Championships
The 2016 European Badminton Championships were the 25th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, from 26 April–1 May 2016. The competitions were held in the Vendéspace.
Medalists
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, where Sarosi handed her spare shoe to make Schnaase able to continue the match. Schnaase later won the match which made Sarosi unable to gain more points for
Olympic badminton qualification.
Achievements
European Junior Championships
''Girls' doubles''
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold BWF may refer to: Sports organisations Badminton
* Badminton World Federation, an international governing body for badminton
Professional wrestling
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. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
(BWF) since 2007.
''Women's singles''
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BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
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BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's singles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
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BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
References
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1985 births
Living people
German female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players of Germany
People from Lüdinghausen
Sportspeople from Münster (region)
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