Broddi Kristjansson (born 8 December 1960) is a retired male badminton player from Iceland. After his retirement, he went onto win a gold medal at the BWF World Senior Championships in 2009.

Broddi Kristjánsson
Personal information
CountryIceland
Born (1960-12-08) 8 December 1960 (age 63)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Iceland
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Huelva Men's singles 45+
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Helsingborg Men's singles 50+
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's singles 60+
BWF profile

Career

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Kristjansson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Teeranun Chiangta, of Thailand, 15–2, 15–12. He won more than 40 titles at the Icelandic National Badminton Championships.

Achievements

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World Senior Championships

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Year Venue Event Opponent Score Result
2009 Pabellón Municipal de Deportes Huelva,
Huelva, Spain
Men's singles 45+   Kim Brodersen   Gold
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Men's singles 50+   Chang Wen-sung 15–21, 12–21   Bronze
2019 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Men's singles 60+   Chang Wen-sung 16–21, 10–21   Bronze

IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Iceland International   Matthew Smith 10–15, 15–10, 13–15   Runner-up
1992 Iceland International   Michael Brown 10–15, 15–6, 9–15   Runner-up
1993 Iceland International   Steve Butler 1–15, 3–15   Runner-up
1994 Iceland International   Joris van Soerland 15–9, 15–11   Winner
1995 Iceland International   Thomas Wapp 15–7, 17–14   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Amor International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Russell Hogg
  Kenny Middlemiss
4–15, 12–15   Runner-up
1993 Iceland International   Óli Björn Zimsen   Julian Robertson
  Dave Wright
2–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1994 Iceland International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Ron Michels
  Joris van Soerland
15–9, 15–9   Winner
1995 Iceland International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Njörður Ludvigsson
  Tryggvi Nielsen
17–16, 15–11   Winner
1995 Spanish International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Hugo Rodrigues
  Marco Vasconcelos
15–6, 15–12   Winner
1996 Iceland International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Fredrik Bergström
  Rasmus Wengberg
15–9, 8–15, 15–1   Winner
1997 Iceland International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Niels Christian Kaldau
5–15, 7–15   Runner-up
1998 Iceland International   Árni Þór Hallgrímson   Tryggvi Nielsen
  Sveinn Sölvason
15–9, 15–10   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Iceland International   Elsa Nielsen   Árni Þór Hallgrímson
  Guðrún Júlíusdóttir
3–15, 7–15   Runner-up

References

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  • European results
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Broddi Kristjansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • tournamentsoftware.com