Broddi Kristjánsson Explained

Broddi Kristjánsson
Birth Date:1960 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Height:185cm
Event:Men's singles & men's doubles
Country:Iceland
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:B11D4C16-4842-4827-9995-406E41C9941E

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

YearVenueEventOpponentScoreResult
2009Pabellón Municipal de Deportes Huelva,
Huelva, Spain
Men's singles 45+ Gold
2015Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Men's singles 50+ Chang Wen-sung15–21, 12–21 Bronze
2019Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Men's singles 60+ Chang Wen-sung16–21, 10–21 Bronze

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1991Iceland International Matthew Smith10–15, 15–10, 13–15 Runner-up
1992Iceland International Michael Brown10–15, 15–6, 9–15 Runner-up
1993Iceland International Steve Butler1–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1994Iceland International Joris van Soerland15–9, 15–11 Winner
1995Iceland International Thomas Wapp15–7, 17–14 Winner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Amor International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Russell Hogg
Kenny Middlemiss
4–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1993Iceland International Óli Björn Zimsen Julian Robertson
Dave Wright
2–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1994Iceland International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Ron Michels
Joris van Soerland
15–9, 15–9 Winner
1995Iceland International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Njörður Ludvigsson
Tryggvi Nielsen
17–16, 15–11 Winner
1995Spanish International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Hugo Rodrigues
Marco Vasconcelos
15–6, 15–12 Winner
1996Iceland International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Fredrik Bergström
Rasmus Wengberg
15–9, 8–15, 15–1 Winner
1997Iceland International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Niels Christian Kaldau
5–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1998Iceland International Árni Þór Hallgrímson Tryggvi Nielsen
Sveinn Sölvason
15–9, 15–10 Winner

Mixed doubles

References