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Birgit Michels
German badminton player (born 1984)
Birgit Michels (née Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles.[2][3] In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael Fuchs, reaching the quarter-finals.[3]
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| Birth name | Birgit Overzier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 39)[1] Köln, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bonn, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (WD), 6 (XD) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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European Championships
Women's doubles
More information Year, Venue ...
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |  Sandra Marinello |
 Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
11–21, 11–21 |  Bronze |
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European Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
More information Year, Venue ...
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark | Therésè Nawrath |
 Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
11–5, 5–11, 0–11 |  Silver |
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Mixed doubles
More information Year, Venue ...
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland | Marc Zwiebler |
Carsten Mogensen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
6–15, 15–12, 6–15 | Bronze |
| 2003 | Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark | Marc Zwiebler |
Dmitri Pankov Nina Vislova |
11–7, 11–1 |  Gold |
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
More information Year, Tournament ...
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | French Open | Michael Fuchs |
 Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |
15–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2014 | Japan Open | Michael Fuchs |
 Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Australian Open | Michael Fuchs |
 Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na |
16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
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Women's doubles
More information Year, Tournament ...
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Dutch Open | Sandra Marinello |
Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
13–21, 17–21 | Runner up |
| 2010 | Canada Open | Sandra Marinello |
 Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin |
16–21, 21–18, 17–21 | Runner up |
| 2012 | Bitburger Open | Johanna Goliszewski |
 Wang Rong Zhang Zhibo |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner up |
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Mixed doubles
More information Year, Tournament ...
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bitburger Open | Kristof Hopp |
 Robert Blair Imogen Bankier |
21–17, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2008 | India Open | Kristof Hopp |
He Hanbin Yu Yang |
18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | U.S. Open | Michael Fuchs |
Lee Sheng-mu Chien Yu-chin |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2010 | Bitburger Open | Michael Fuchs |
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
20–22, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Canada Open | Michael Fuchs |
Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing |
21–10, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Michael Fuchs |
Chris Langridge Heather Olver |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2013 | Bitburger Open | Michael Fuchs |
Chris Adcock Gabrielle White |
21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Michael Fuchs |
Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won |
12–21, 14–21 | Runner up |
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
More information Year, Tournament ...
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Belgian International | Michaela Peiffer |
Juliane Schenk Nicole Grether |
6–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Polish International | Michaela Peiffer |
 Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
13–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Spanish International | Carina Mette |
Julie Houmann Mette Nielsen |
21–17, 12–21, 26–24 | Winner |
| 2009 | Finnish International | Sandra Marinello |
Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
21–16, 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch International | Sandra Marinello |
Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen |
19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Belgian International | Sandra Marinello |
 Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen |
21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2010 | Norwegian International | Sandra Marinello |
Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen |
14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Morocco International | Sandra Marinello |
 Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg |
21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International | Sandra Marinello |
 Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei |
17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Italian International | Sandra Marinello |
Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Turkey International | Sandra Marinello |
Choi A-reum Yoo Hyun-young |
21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2015 | Czech Open | Isabel Herttrich |
 Marie Batomene Émilie Lefel |
21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2017 | Dutch International | Cisita Joity Jansen |
Debora Jille Imke van der Aar |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
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Mixed doubles
More information Year, Tournament ...
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Scottish International | Jochen Cassel |
Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson |
3–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Norwegian International | Kristof Hopp |
Søren Frandsen Line Reimers |
15–13, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2005 | Belgian International | Kristof Hopp |
Tim Dettmann Annekatrin Lillie |
15–4, 17–14 | Winner |
| 2005 | Finnish International | Jochen Cassel |
Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
4–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Kristof Hopp |
Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski |
12–21, 21–16, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Turkey International | Kristof Hopp |
Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Norwegian International | Kristof Hopp |
Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina |
21–15, 13–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2008 | Italian International | Johannes Schöttler |
Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
22–20, 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch International | Johannes Schöttler |
Christian John Skovgaard Anne Skelbæk |
21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2010 | Belgian International | Michael Fuchs |
Johannes Schöttler Sandra Marinello |
22–20, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Norwegian International | Michael Fuchs |
Evgenij Dremin Anastasia Russkikh |
22–20, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2011 | Morocco International | Michael Fuchs |
 Toby Ng Grace Gao |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International | Michael Fuchs |
Chayut Triyachart Yao Lei |
21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2012 | Bulgarian International | Michael Fuchs |
Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich |
21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Norwegian International | Michael Fuchs |
Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning |
21–16, 21–23, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Dutch International | Michael Fuchs |
 Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
21–14, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | Guatemala International | Michael Fuchs |
Ronan Labar Émilie Lefel |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Czech International | Michael Fuchs |
Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | USA International | Michael Fuchs |
Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo |
21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | White Nights | Michael Fuchs |
Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
21–9, 21–12 | Winner |
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
- "Birgit Michels Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- "Birgit Michels". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birgit Overzier-Michels". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- Birgit Overzier at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternate link)
- Birgit Overzier at BWFbadminton.com
- Birgit Overzier at Olympics.com
- Birgit Michels at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Birgit Overzier-Michels at Olympedia
- Birgit Overzier on Twitter