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Brigitte Steden

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Brigitte Steden
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born(1949-03-16)16 March 1949
Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Died14 April 1999(1999-04-14) (aged 50)
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
HandednessRight
EventSingles and Doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team

Brigitte Gertrud Steden also known as Brigitte Potthoff and Brigitte Pickartz (16 March 1949 – 14 April 1999) was a badminton player from Germany.[1] Brigitte won a bronze medal in 1972 Munich Olympics when Badminton was played as a demonstration sport. She also won medals at the European Championships and is a winner of several other international tournaments in Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Sweden. Her most notable achievements include runner-up performance at the 1975 All England Open.[2]

Achievements

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Olympic Games (demonstration)

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Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Munich, West Germany West Germany Roland Maywald United Kingdom Derek Talbot
United Kingdom Gillian Gilks
10–15, 8–15 Bronze

European Championships

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Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Karlskrona,
Sweden
West Germany Roland Maywald England Derek Talbot
England Gillian Gilks
1–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

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Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1969 Swiss Open –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 French Open West Germany Gerda Schumacher 11–1, 1–11, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975 German Open Netherlands Joke van Beusekom 7–11, 11–3, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1977 German Open England Margaret Lockwood 7–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Swiss Open Belgium June Jacques –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 French Open Belgium June Jacques West Germany Antonie Schwabe
West Germany Karin Schäfers
5–15, 15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 Swedish Open West Germany Marieluise Zizmann England Barbara Giles
England Heather Nielsen
–, – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974 Dutch Open West Germany Marieluise Zizmann Sweden Anette Börjesson
Sweden Eva Stuart
–, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 German Open West Germany Marieluise Zizmann England Gillian Gilks
England Margaret Beck
12–15, 15–12, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1975 German Open West Germany Marieluise Zizmann Netherlands Joke van Beusekom
Netherlands Marjan Luesken
7–15, 15–11, 15–0 [3] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1977 Czechoslovakian International West Germany Marieluise Zizmann East Germany Angela Michalowski
East Germany Monika Cassens
10–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980 Victor Cup West Germany Elke Weber England Jane Webster
England Nora Perry
5–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 French Open West Germany Klaus Steden West Germany Heinz-Jürgen Fischer
West Germany Karin Schäfers
15–10, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1972 Dutch Open West Germany Roland Maywald –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 Swedish Open West Germany Roland Maywald Denmark Henning Borch
Denmark Ulla Strand
–, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 Dutch Open West Germany Roland Maywald West Germany Wolfgang Bochow
West Germany Marieluise Zizmann
–, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 German Open West Germany Roland Maywald West Germany Wolfgang Bochow
West Germany Marieluise Zizmann
15–11, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975 All England Open West Germany Roland Maywald England Elliot Stuart
England Nora Gardner
9–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1977 Czechoslovakian International West Germany Roland Maywald Netherlands Rob Ridder
Netherlands Marjan Ridder
10–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ Knupp, Martin (2003). "Deutscher Badminton Almanach Eigenverlag/Deutscher Badminton-Verband" (in German).
  2. ^ "Brigitte Steden". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Delfs in two-set win over Whetnall". The Straits Times. 3 March 1975. Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
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