| Johanna Persson | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-12-25)25 December 1978 (age 46) Danderyd,Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson (born 25 December 1978) is a formerSwedishbadminton player.[1]
Persson started her junior career in Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and won her first national junior title in 1993 in the U-14 girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event.[2] She won theSwedish National senior title 11 times from 2002 to 2012, 6 in the women's doubles, and 5 in the mixed doubles.[3] She won the bronze medals at the2004 European Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered withFredrik Bergström, and also at the2006 and2008 European Championship in the women's doubles event withElin Bergblom.[4] Persson competed inbadminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Bergström.[5] They defeatedMike Beres andJody Patrick ofCanada in the first round andSudket Prapakamol andSaralee Thungthongkam ofThailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Persson and Bergström lost toZhang Jun andGao Ling ofChina 15–3, 15–1.[6] After retiring from the international tournament, in 2009, Persson runs a project Girls of Badminton, to encourage and promote females within the Swedish Badminton Association.[7] In 2011, she was awarded as a Person of the Year by theBadminton Europe.[8] Her sister,Sara Persson, also anOlympian who competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China.[9]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning,Denmark |  Elin Bergblom |  Gail EmmsDonna Kellogg | 18–21, 7–21 |  Bronze |
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch,Netherlands | Elin Bergblom | Gail EmmsDonna Kellogg | 9–21, 21–16, 15–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva,Switzerland | Fredrik Bergström |  Jonas RasmussenRikke Olsen | 3–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
TheWorld Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Bitburger Open |  Vladislav Druzchenko |  Daniel ShirleySara Runesten-Petersen | 15–11, 11–15, 15–6 |  Winner |
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
