Donna Kellogg Explained

Birth Name:Donna Victoria Kellogg
Country:England
Birth Date:20 January 1978
Birth Place:Spondon, Derby, England[1]
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Coach:Andy Wood
Julian Robertson
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:4 (WD with Gail Emms 16 March 2006)
4 (XD with Anthony Clark 4 December 2008)
Bwf Id:D680F137-4954-4E89-B3EC-77B25C2B2B35

Donna Victoria Kellogg, (born 20 January 1978) is an English former badminton player. She is the European Champion, winning the women's doubles titles in 2000, 2006 and the mixed doubles title in 2008. She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships. Kellogg also won the women's doubles title at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the England winning team at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Career

Kellogg first played badminton at the age of 10. Her first representative match for England was against China at the 1997 World Championships in Scotland. The best performances of her career are winning the European women's doubles gold medal in 2000 with Joanne Goode and in 2006 with Gail Emms.

Kellogg's highest world ranking is fourth in women's doubles with a national ranking of first in the same event.

1998 Commonwealth Games

She represented England and won two gold medals (women's doubles and team) and a bronze medal (mixed doubles), at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] [3]

2004 Summer Olympics

Kellogg competed with Gail Emms in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. They defeated Koon Wai Chee and Li Wing Mui of Hong Kong in the first round, but were defeated by Wei Yili and Zhao Tingting of China in the round of 16.

2006 World Championships and Commonwealth Games

Kellogg reached the mixed doubles final at the 2006 World Championships with Anthony Clark, losing in the final against Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms. She also won a silver medal (team) and bronze medal (doubles) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]

2008 Summer Olympics

She and partner Gail Emms faced China in doubles at the 2008 Olympics in the round of 16. They lost the first match.

Personal life

In 1999 she graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Sports Science. Her occupation/professional qualification is BSC Physical Education, Sport Science and Recreational Management.

Kellogg was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Joanne Goode Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah
15–8, 15–6 Gold
2006Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Gail Emms Trupti Murgunde
Saina Nehwal
21–14, 21–9 Bronze

Mixed doubles

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Joanne Goode Rikke Olsen
Marlene Thomsen
5–15, 10–15 Bronze
2000Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Joanne Goode Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen
7–15, 15–10, 15–8 Gold
2006Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Gail Emms Nicole Grether
Juliane Schenk
21–12, 21–10 Gold
2008Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Gail Emms Lena Frier Kristiansen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
18–21, 18–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Anthony Clark Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager
16–21, 14–21 Bronze
2008Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Anthony Clark Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
16–21, 22–20, 21–15 Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Girls' doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007All England Open Anthony Clark Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
21–16, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007China Masters Anthony Clark Zheng Bo
Gao Ling
16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008Swiss Open Anthony Clark He Hanbin
Yu Yang
15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008Singapore Open Anthony Clark Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2008French Open Anthony Clark He Hanbin
Yu Yang
13–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009Denmark Open Anthony Clark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 27–25, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Swedish Open Julie Bradbury Liu Lu
Qian Hong
11–15, 18–17, 11–15 Runner-up
2000Indonesia Open Joanne Goode Lotte Jonathans
Nicole van Hooren
7–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner
2005Korea Open Gail Emms Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won
Walkover Runner-up
2005Thessaloniki Grand Prix Gail Emms Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah
17–14, 15–8 Winner
2005Denmark Open Gail Emms Kumiko Ogura
Reiko Shiota
6–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2006Denmark Open Gail Emms Kamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
20–22, 10–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Thessaloniki Grand Prix Anthony Clark Robert Blair
Natalie Munt
15–4, 6–15, 15–13 Winner
2006Denmark Open Anthony Clark Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
14–21, 21–14, 22–20 Winner

IBF International

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Austrian International Simon Archer Fredrik Bergström
Johanna Persson
11–6, 5–11, 11–6 Winner
2003Slovenian International Simon Archer Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva
15–2, 17–16 Winner
2003Iceland International Simon Archer Jesper Larsen
Mie Nielsen
15–13, 15–4 Winner
2003Scottish International Simon Archer Imanuel Hirschfeldt
Frida Andreasson
15–5, 15–3 Winner
2003Irish International Simon Archer Rasmus Andersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–12, 15–4 Winner
2004Portugal International Simon Archer Kristof Hopp
Kathrin Piotrowski
15–12, 15–12 Winner
2005Portugal International Anthony Clark Sergio Llopis
Dolores Marco
15–5, 15–10 Winner

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Anthony Clark against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donna Kellogg . www.badmintonengland.co.uk . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234340/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/text.asp?section=000100010002001700010007&itemTitle=Donna+Kellogg . dead . 27 September 2007.
  2. Web site: 1998 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: England team in 1998. Commonwealth Games Federation. 28 October 2019. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all. dead.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 28 October 2019. 16 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131437/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41796. dead.
  5. Web site: BWF Launches Super Series . Badminton Australia . 15 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 . dead . 6 October 2007.
  6. Web site: Donna Kellogg head to head . www.tournamentsoftware.com . Badminton World Federation . 12 April 2021.