Broddi Kristjánsson

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Broddi Kristjánsson
Personal information
CountryIceland
Born (1960-12-08) 8 December 1960 (age 63)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Iceland
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Huelva Men's singles 45+
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Helsingborg Men's singles 50+
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's singles 60+
BWF profile

Broddi Kristjansson (born 8 December 1960) is a retired male badminton player from Iceland. After his retirement, he went onto win a gold medal at the BWF World Senior Championships in 2009.

Career

Kristjansson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Teeranun Chiangta, of Thailand, 15–2, 15–12. He won more than 40 titles at the Icelandic National Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Year Venue Event Opponent Score Result
2009 Pabellón Municipal de Deportes Huelva,
Huelva, Spain
Men's singles 45+ Denmark Kim Brodersen Gold Gold
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Men's singles 50+ Chinese Taipei Chang Wen-sung 15–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Men's singles 60+ Chinese Taipei Chang Wen-sung 16–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Spanish International Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson Portugal Hugo Rodrigues
Portugal Marco Vasconcelos
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  • European results
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Broddi Kristjansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • tournamentsoftware.com