Rikke Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rikke Olsen

badminton player

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1975

Place of Birth: Roskilde Søndre Sogn, Region Zealand, Denmark

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark.
She was regarded as an experienced player at international level, since she won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993.Born in Søndre Roskilde, Olsen came from the badminton family, and started playing at the age of six.
She trained in Kastrup-Magleby BK and played for the team for eight seasons, won fourteen National titles, seven World Championships bronze medals, three times runner-up in All England Open, and reached in to the bronze medal match at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
During her career, she was ranked as world No.
1 in the mixed doubles and No.
2 in the women's doubles.
After retired from the tournament, she became the national junior coach.Her sister Lotte Olsen also played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
She married to German badminton player Björn Siegemund and settled in Solrød Strand.