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Dutch badminton player In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Knaap, not Knaap.
Astrid van der Knaap
van der Knaap in 1986
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1964-10-08) 8 October 1964 (age 60)
The Hague
Sport
SportBadminton

Astrid van der Knaap (born 8 October 1964) is a Dutch badminton player, born in The Hague. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was four times the Dutch National Ladies Singles Champion in 1988, 1991, 1993 & 1994. She was runner-up at the World Grand Prix Dutch Open event in 1988. She won the Swiss Open twice in 1987 & 1992.

Achievements

Year - Tournament Event Result Name
1982 Dutch National Junior Championships Mixed Doubles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Jurgen van der Pot / Astrid van der Knaap
1982 Dutch National Junior Championships Girls Doubles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap / Nicole van Zijderveld
1983 Dutch National Junior Championships Girls Singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1983 Dutch National Junior Championships Girls Doubles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap / N. van Zijderveld
1983 European Junior Badminton Championships Girls Doubles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap / Nicole van Zijderveld Netherlands
1986 Belgian International Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1987 Poona Open Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1987 Swiss Open Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1987 Austrian International Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1988 Dutch National Badminton Championships Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1988 Dutch Open Women's singles 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up Astrid van der Knaap
1989 Dutch Open Women's singles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap
1989 German Open Women's singles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap
1989 Indonesia Open Women's doubles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap Netherlands / Maria Bengtsson Sweden
1991 Dutch National Badminton Championships Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1991 Amor International Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1991 Portugal International Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1991 Portugal International Women's doubles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap Netherlands / Heidemarie Bender Germany
1991 Scottish Open Women's singles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap
1992 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1992 Swiss Open Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1992 Olympic Games Women's singles 17 Astrid van der Knaap
1993 Dutch National Badminton Championships Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap
1993 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Women's singles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Astrid van der Knaap
1994 Dutch National Badminton Championships Women's singles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner Astrid van der Knaap

Achievements with results

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1988 Dutch Open England Fiona Smith 12–10, 11–12, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1987 Swiss Open Netherlands Monique Hoogland 11–7, 7-11, 11-4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Poona Open Indonesia Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 11–2, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Amor International England Joanne Muggeridge 11–6, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Portugal International Russia Marina Yakusheva 11–5, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Swiss Open Sweden Catrine Bengtsson 1-11, 11–3, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 La Chaux de Fonds International Netherlands Eline Coene 11–9, 11–12, 11-7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Austrian International Austria Irina Serova 8-11, 7-11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Astrid van der Knaap". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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