Nicole Grether (born 17 October 1974) is a

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player from

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. She competed at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.

Career

Grether competed in

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in women's doubles with partner

Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk (born 26 November 1982) is a German badminton player. In March 2014 she retired from international play. Career In 2001, she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles. 2003 saw her win the women's doubles with Ni ...

. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of

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in the first round but were defeated by

Ann-Lou Jørgensen Ann-Lou Jørgensen (born 12 June 1977) is a badminton player from Denmark. Career Jørgensen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole ...

and Rikke Olsen of

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in the round of 16. As of 2011, she now represents Canada with her partner Charmaine Reid. However, due to Grether still holding a German passport, the duo has been unable to compete as a Canadian team in a number of events. This issue has prevented the pair from qualifying to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

European Championships

''Women's doubles''

European Junior Championships

''Girls' doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

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Pictures of Nicole at Badmintonfotos.de
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grether, Nicole Living people 1974 births Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German female badminton players Canadian female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Germany Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Lörrach (district)