Broddi Kristjánsson

Broddi Kristjánsson
Broddi Kristjánsson
Personal information
Country	Iceland
Born	8 December 1960 (age 63); Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles & men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Iceland
World Senior Championships
	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+	Kim Brodersen		Gold
2015	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden	Men's singles 50+	Chang Wen-sung	15–21, 12–21	Bronze
2019	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Men's singles 60+	Chang Wen-sung	16–21, 10–21	Bronze

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Iceland International	Matthew Smith	10–15, 15–10, 13–15	Runner-up
1992	Iceland International	Michael Brown	10–15, 15–6, 9–15	Runner-up
1993	Iceland International	Steve Butler	1–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1994	Iceland International	Joris van Soerland	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1995	Iceland International	Thomas Wapp	15–7, 17–14	Winner

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Iceland International	Elsa Nielsen	Árni Þór Hallgrímson Guðrún Júlíusdóttir	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up

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.
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