Petra Overzier
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1982-03-08) 8 March 1982
Cologne, Germany
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Women's singles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Women's team
European Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 Spała Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place1999 Glasgow Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place1999 Glasgow Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place1999 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Petra Overzier (born 8 March 1982) is a German professional badminton player.[1] She is the first player originally from Germany to medal at the World Championships in women's singles category in 2006. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid,
Madrid, Spain		 China Zhang Ning 19–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2001 Sports Hall, Spała, Poland Poland Kamila Augustyn 11–4, 5–11, 2–11 Bronze Bronze
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Russia Victoria Kosheleva 5–11, 11–4, 11–2 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Germany Anne Hönscheid Denmark Karina Sørensen
Denmark Helle Nielsen		 15–2, 8–15, 15–9 Gold Gold

IBF/BWF International

Women's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Swedish International Denmark Tine Rasmussen 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Belgian International Russia Ella Karachkova 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Spanish International Netherlands Judith Meulendijks 21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Finnish International Sweden Sara Persson 24–22, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Dutch International Germany Juliane Schenk 18–21, 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Norwegian International Germany Juliane Schenk 6–11, 11–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Norwegian International Germany Juliane Schenk 6–11, 11–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Australian International Chinese Taipei Huang Chia-chi 11–4, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Dutch International Sweden Sara Persson 11–8, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Bitburger Open Germany Xu Huaiwen 4–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Norwegian International Scotland Yuan Wemyss 11–1, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Spanish International Germany Xu Huaiwen 4–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Canadian International England Julia Mann 3–11, 11–5, 13–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Czech International Germany Kathrin Piotrowski Denmark Britta Andersen
Denmark Lene Mørk		 14–17, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Petra REICHEL – Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Von Thomas, Heinen (1 June 2006). "Zwischen Popstar-Kult und Desinteresse". www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "PETRA OVERZIER HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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