Nicole van Hooren

Nicole van Hooren
Personal information
Birth nameNicole Gerarda Everdina van Hooren
CountryNetherlands
Born (1973-06-11) 11 June 1973 (age 51)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Budapest Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Nicole Gerarda Everdina van Hooren (born 11 June 1973) is a Dutch former badminton player.[1] She and Lotte Jonathans who were partnered since February 1998, competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia,[2][3] where the duo reached the quarter-finals, but lost to the Chinese pair of Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei.[4][5]

Achievements

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European Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Netherlands Lotte Jonathans Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
6–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary Netherlands Brenda Conjin England Alison Humby
England Joanne Wright
10–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary Netherlands Joris van Soerland Denmark Peter Christensen
Denmark Rikke Broen
15–6, 10–15, 5–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Indonesia Open Netherlands Lotte Jonathans England Joanne Goode
England Donna Kellogg
15–7, 12–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Wimbledon International Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
5–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Welsh International Netherlands Brenda Conijn England Sara Hardaker
Wales Kelly Morgan
6–15, 15–10, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Netherlands Brenda Conijn England Emma Constable
England Sara Hardaker
15–6, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 French International Netherlands Brenda Conijn Scotland Jillian Haldane
Scotland Elinor Middlemiss
15–17, 15–6, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Amor International Netherlands Brenda Conijn Netherlands Monique Hoogland
Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel
4–9, 8–11, 7–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Amor International Netherlands Lotte Jonathans Denmark Britta Andersen
Denmark Lene Mørk
15–6, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 French International Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel Russia Irina Ruslyakova
Russia Marina Yakusheva
7–0, 4–7, 7–1, 6–8, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Dutch International Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel Scotland Sandra Watt
Scotland Yuan Wemyss
15–4, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Croatian International Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel Denmark Britta Andersen
Denmark Lene Mørk
15–9, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Amor International Netherlands Alex Meijer Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Rikke Broen
15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Amor International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Indonesia Paulus Firman
Indonesia S. Herawati
15–3, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Amor International Netherlands Ron Michels Denmark Janek Roos
Denmark Charlotte Madsen
12–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Austrian International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Ukraine Vladislav Druzchenko
Ukraine Viktoria Evtuschenko
4–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Welsh International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm England Ian Pearson
England Joanne Wright
18–14, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Amor International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
11–9, 9–3, 7–9, 7–9, 9–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Austrian International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Germany Michael Keck
Germany Karen Stechmann
8–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Amor International Netherlands Dennis Lens Netherlands Norbert van Barneveld
Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
18–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Nicole van Hooren". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Erkenning voor het 'huppeltje' en de 'professional'" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Nicole van Hooren". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Badmintonspeelster Audina struikelt in kwartfinale" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "3 Chinese pairs in badminton doubles semis". myKhel. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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