Karen Neumann

Karen Neumann (born 15 September 1971; née Stechmann) is a German badminton player.^[1] She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2][3] In the national event, Neumann who played for the FC Langenfeld had won eight titles at the National Championships.^[4] Neumann was the bronze medallists at the 1996 European Championships in the mixed doubles event, and at the 1989 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event.^[5][6]

Karen Neumann
Personal information
Birth name	Karen Stechmann
Country	Germany
Born	(1971-09-15) 15 September 1971 (age 53) Stade, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's & mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Germany European Championships 1996 Herning Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Michael Keck	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	9–15, 10–15[7]	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Scottish Open	Michael Keck	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1995	French Open	Michael Keck	Thomas Stavngaard Anne Søndergaard	9–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1995	German Open	Michael Keck	Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel	6–15, 15–13, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Swedish Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	17–15, 12–15, 12–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Nicole Baldewein	Lotta Andersson Margit Borg	12–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1995	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Heidi Døssing-Eiber	Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg	15–8, 12–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1995	Victor Cup	Kerstin Ubben	Sandra Beißel Katrin Schmidt	8–15, 15–12, 11–15	Runner-up
1996	New Zealand International	Nicol Pitro	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	8–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1997	Austrian International	Nicol Pitro	Gail Emms Joanne Wright	15–3, 10–15, 15–8	Winner
1998	German Masters	Kerstin Ubben	Nicol Pitro Anika Sietz	18–16, 15–9	Winner
1999	Portugal International	Nicole Grether	Sara Sankey Ella Miles	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1999	BMW Open	Katja Michalowsky	Britta Andersen Lene Mørk	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Welsh International	Michael Keck	Nick Ponting Joanne Goode	7–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1994	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Michael Keck	Jesper Larsen Ann Sandersson	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1995	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Michael Keck	Kai Mitteldorf Nicol Pitro	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1996	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Björn Siegemund	James Anderson Emma Constable	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1997	Austrian International	Michael Keck	Quinten van Dalm Nicole van Hooren	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1999	Portugal International	Björn Siegemund	Ian Sullivan Gail Emms	15–11, 12–15, 15–8	Winner
1999	BMW Open	Björn Siegemund	Chris Bruil Erica van den Heuvel	15–2, 3–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	Croatian International	Björn Siegemund	Mike Beres Kara Solmundson	1–15, 11–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Karen Neumann". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
2. "Badminton: Karen Neumann war 2000 in Sydney, tritt jetzt für die SG Maschen/Hittfeld an". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. "Die deutschen Teilnehmer an den olympischen Badmintonturnieren" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
4. "Germany Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V." Badminton Europe. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
5. "Sport Im Jahr 1996 - April" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
6. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
7. "Denmark and England to Clash for European Mixed Doubles Crown". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

External links

• Karen Neumann at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Karen Neumann at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)