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Anne Statt

{{short description|English badminton player}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Anne Skovgaard

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| birth_name = Anne Forest

| full_name = Anne Statt

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date text|1955}}

| birth_place = England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|31|1955|df=yes}}

| death_place = Holte, Denmark

| country = England (1973–1978)
Denmark (1979–1984)

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton}}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | Mixed team}}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Preston | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Preston | Mixed team}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1973 Edinburgh|Girls' doubles}}

{{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1980 Groningen | Mixed team}}

{{MedalBronze | 1980 Groningen | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 1982 Böblingen | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 1982 Böblingen | Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 1982 Böblingen | Mixed team}}

}}

Anne Statt (married Anne Skovgaard) was a badminton player from England, who later representing Denmark.

Career

Statt won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in the women's doubles with Nora Perry.

Statt represented England and won double gold in the team event and women's doubles, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edmonton-1978/athletes|title=1978 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41781|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228064535/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41781|url-status=dead}}

Statt married to Steen Skovgaard and later changed her family name and switched nationality to represent Denmark. She won the team event at 1980 European Badminton Championships in team event, winning 2 out of 3 matches in group 1.{{cite book |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Pat |editor2-last=Willis |editor2-first=Ron |title=European Championships: Denmark are champions. |date=June 1980 |publisher=Marsh Publication Ltd. |location=London, England |page=18 |edition=Volume 1, no. 16 |url=https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/Badminton/documents/v01_n16_198006.pdf |access-date=16 April 2025}} Skovgaard also managed to win German Open with her husband.{{cite book |title=The Official Journal of the Badminton Association of England. |date=May 1980 |page=8 |url=https://worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/Badminton/documents/v01_n15_198005.pdf |access-date=16 April 2025}}

Post retirement and death

Skovgaard become coach and managers most of her time in her local club Gentofte BK in Denmark. On 31 October 2024, Skovgaard died after a brief period fighting her illnesses which the funeral proceeding was conducted in Holte Church.{{cite web |last1=Thrane |first1=John |title=Mindeord. Anne Skovgaard er stille sovet ind (Memorial. Anne Skovgaard has passed away peacefully.) |url=https://badmintonmuseet.dk/mindeord-anne-skovgaard-er-stille-sovet-ind/ |publisher=Badminton Museet |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=da |date=31 October 2024}}

Achievements

= Commonwealth Games =

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Claire Backhouse
{{flagicon|CAN}} Jane Youngberg

| align="left" | 10–15, 15–2, 15–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= European Championships =

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Guild Hall, Preston, England

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster
{{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Sutton

| align="left" | 15–7, 15–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center"| 1980

| align="left" | Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dorte Kjær

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | 4–15, 6–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 6–15, 2–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1982

| align="left" | Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dew
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 12–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | Bronze Bronze

= European Junior Championships =

Girls' doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#AABBCC"

| align="center" | 1973

| align="left" | Meadowbank, Edinburgh, Scotland

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Kathleen Whiting

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mette Myhre
{{flagicon|DEN}} Susanne Berg

| align="left" | 15–10, 7–15, 18–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= IBF World Grand Prix (2 runners-up) =

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

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1983

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dew
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks

| align="left" | 10–15, 16–17

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" |1983

| align="left" | All England Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Kihlström
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | 16–18, 15–11, 6–15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

= International tournaments (10 titles, 5 runners-up) =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 1974

| align="left" | Welsh International

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| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1976

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 8–11, 9–11

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|}

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 1972

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathleen Whiting

| align="left" | {{flagicon

}
{{flagicon|}}

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1973

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathleen Whiting

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Barbara Beckett
{{flagicon|WAL}} Sue Alfieri

| align="left" | 6–15, 15–11, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|-

| align="center" | 1974

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Margo Winter

| align="left" | {{flagicon|}}
{{flagicon|}}

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1976

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Giles
{{flagicon|ENG}} Kathleen Whiting

| align="left" | 15–5, 15–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1977

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Bridge

| align="left" | {{flagicon|}}
{{flagicon|}}

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gilks
{{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | 15–9, 15–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Marjan Ridder
{{flagicon|NED}} Joke van Beusekom

| align="left" | 15–5, 15–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | Scottish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paula Kilvington

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster
{{flagicon|ENG}} Sue Whittaker

| align="left" | 15–17, 15–5, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|-

| align="center" | 1978

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barbara Sutton
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Webster

| align="left" | 17–15, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

|-

| align="center" | 1979

| align="left" | Denmark Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuko Tokuda
{{flagicon|JPN}} Mikiko Takada

| align="left" | 11–15, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|-

| align="center" | 1979

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nora Perry

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Køppen
{{flagicon|NED}} Joke van Beusekom

| align="left" | 10–15, 10–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

|}

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 1973

| align="left" | Welsh International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Wilks

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Connor
{{flagicon|ENG}} Kathleen Whiting

| align="left" | 15–10, 15–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 1980

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Skovgaard

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Gilliland
{{flagicon|SCO}} Christine Heatly

| align="left" | 15–6, 15–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

References

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External links

  • [http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642 European results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110815062016/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=6494 Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101221012144/http://www.badminton.dk/Turneringer_og_Mesterskaber/Medaljer_og_vindere/senior/dm_individuel.aspx Statistics at badminton.dk]

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Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton

Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England

Category:Badminton players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Category:Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Category:20th-century English sportswomen

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