Michael Skals Søgaard (born 4 February 1969) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player from

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Career

Søgaard made his debut at the national team in 1992. Since then he has won many tournaments for Denmark. Played for the Kastrup-Magleby BK, he has won ten

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titles, three bronze medals at the

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, and won the mixed doubles title at the World Grand Prix Finals.

Summer Olympics

He played

badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rath ...

in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner

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were defeated in the round of 16 by

Ricky Subagja Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history. Career In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then bienni ...

and

Rexy Mainaky Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born 9 March 1968) is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja. As of October 2021, he was appoin ...

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15-10, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner

Rikke Olsen Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993. Born in ...

. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Chen Xingdong and Peng Xingyong of

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15-10, 6-15, 18-15. He also competed in

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in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner

Jim Laugesen Jim Laugesen (born 10 November 1974) is a former Danish badminton player. He was the 1992 World Junior Champion in the mixed doubles event partnered with Rikke Olsen. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia partnered with M ...

were defeated in the round of 16 by

Tony Gunawan Tony Gunawan (; born 9 April 1975) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He gained several international achievements for Indonesia and later for the United States, including Olympic gold medal and world champion title. Career ...

and

Candra Wijaya Rafael Candra Wijaya (; born 16 September 1975) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. Career Wijaya started his career in badminton at the age of five, motivated by his brother Indra Wijaya and later joined a club in Cirebon. His father, H ...

15-9, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner

. They reached the semifinals and they were defeated by Zhang Jun and

Gao Ling Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. ...

10-15, 15-6, 17-16. They also lost the bronze medal match against Simon Archer and

Joanne Goode Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is a former English badminton player. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Goode ...

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15-4, 12-15, 17-14.

Titles

Søgaard won the

European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. Europ ...

four consecutive times in mixed doubles. In

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with

Catrine Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson (born 21 September 1969) is a retired female badminton player from Sweden. Career Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarte ...

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, and in

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

and

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with

Achievements

World Championships

''Mixed doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

European Championships

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

European Junior Championships

''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sogaard, Michael 1969 births Living people People from Sønderborg Municipality Danish male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Denmark Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark