Jon Holst-Christensen (born 16 June 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. He is the son of 60s badminton players and Tonny Holst-Christensen. Holst-Christensen played in men's and mixed doubles for Denmark alongside players such as Thomas Lund and Michael Sogaard.

Career Holst-Christensen has won several titles including 2 All England Open titles in both men and mixed doubles categories in 1993, 3 times European Champions (2 in men's doubles and 1 in mixed), Japan Open, and Denmark Open. Holst-Christensen also won 4 medals (3 silvers and 1 bronze) in World Championships in 1991, 1993 and 1995 and compete in 3 Olympics.

Summer Olympics Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

In his final attempt, Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles this time with Ann Jorgensen. They passed the first round against Korean pair of Lee Dong-soo and Lee Hyo-jung before losing against an English pair of Simon Archer and Joanne Goode in 3 sets.

After losing in that final Olympics, Holst-Christensen decided to retire from the sport.

Post career Holst-Christensen retired due to his desire to engage in IT industry. He is a senior director in human resources department of Velux Group which specialized in home designs and accessories.

Achievements

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Thomas Lund Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 10–15, 15–12, 16–17 Silver 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 5–15, 2–15 Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Grete Mogensen Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 15–17, 16–18 Bronze 1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 15–10, 6–15, 12–15 Silver

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Thomas Lund Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer 15–9, 15–5 Gold 1996 Herning Badminton Klub,Herning, Denmark Thomas Lund Michael Sogaard Henrik Svarrer 10–15, 15–12, 18–17 Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Michael Søgaard Simon Archer Chris Hunt 8–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union Grete Mogensen Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–7, 15–8 Gold 1992 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 4–15, 15–9, 12–15 Silver 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Ann Jorgensen Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen 6–15, 12–15 Bronze 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Ann Jorgensen Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen 5–15, 15–13, 3–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (27 titles, 30 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Dutch Open Thomas Lund Bagus Setiadi Ricky Subagja15–10, 15–4 Winner 1991 Swedish Open Thomas Lund Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang14–18, 7–15 Runner-up 1991 Scottish Open Thomas Lund Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson18–15, 15–11 Winner 1991 German Open Thomas Lund Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1992 Scottish Open Christian Jakobsen Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson10–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1992 German Open Thomas Lund Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto15–6, 2–15, 15–9 Winner 1992Denmark Open Thomas Lund Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer18–16, 15–8 Winner 1993Korea Open Thomas Lund Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin15–5, 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1993 Scottish Open Thomas Lund Sergey Melnikov Nikolai Zuyev15–4, 15–7 Winner 1993All England Open Thomas Lund Chen Hongyong Chen Kang10–15, 15–2, 15–10 Winner 1993 Canada Open Thomas Lund Chen Hongyong Chen Kang15–7, 7–15, 15–4 Winner 1993U.S. Open Thomas Lund Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono15–7, 15–7 Winner 1993 German Open Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja17–14, 15–12 Winner 1993 Denmark Open Thomas Lund Jan Paulsen Jim Laugesen15–5, 15–5 Winner 1994 Singapore Open Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja6–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1994 German Open Thomas Lund Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono15–6, 15–2 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Thomas Lund Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono8–15, 15–5, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 Korea Open Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja6–15, 15–11, 7–15 Runner-up 1995Swiss Open Thomas Lund Simon Archer Chris Hunt15–6, 15–7 Winner 1995Russian Open Thomas Lund Tony Gunawan Rudy Wijaya 15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Winner 1995China Open Thomas Lund Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1995 German Open Thomas Lund Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya15–8, 15–13 Winner 1995 Denmark Open Thomas Lund Tony Gunawan Rudy Wijaya16–17, 15–5, 15–6 Winner 1996 Swiss Open Thomas Lund Sigit Budiarto Dicky Purwotsugiono15–12, 18–13 Winner 1996 German Open Thomas Lund Seng Kok Kiong Victo Wibowo15–11, 11–15, 15–3 Winner1997All England Open Michael Søgaard Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin 11–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1997Russian Open Michael Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard Jim Laugesen 15–9, 15–13 Winner 1997Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 14–17, 15–8, 18–13 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988Swedish Open Helle Andersen Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 9–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1989 Scottish Open Gillian Gowers Michael Brown Jillian Wallwork 15–6, 15–11 Winner 1990Finnish Open Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 14–18, 15–13, 10–15 Runner-up 1990Swedish Open Grete Mogensen Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson 12–15, 15–8, 9–15 Runner-up 1990 Scottish Open Grete Mogensen Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen 15–2, 15–13 Winner1990All England Open Grete Mogensen Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 6–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1990Dutch Open Grete Mogensen Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1990 World Grand Prix Finals Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 15–12, 9–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1991Japan Open Grete Mogensen Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1991Denmark Open Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 7–15, 15–6, 7–15 Runner-up 1991 Scottish Open Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 2–15, 15–9, 18–14 Winner 1992Japan Open Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 5–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1992 Scottish Open Anne-Mette van Dijk Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 11–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up1992All England Open Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 10–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1992Malaysia Open Lotte Olsen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1992Denmark Open Anne-Mette van Dijk Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1992 World Grand Prix Finals Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 5–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1993Korea Open Anne-Mette van Dijk Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 9–15, 15–12, 4–15 Runner-up 1993 Scottish Open Pernille Nedergaard Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 2–15, 11–13 Runner-up1993All England Open Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 8–1 retired Winner 1994 Japan Open Catrine Bengtsson Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1994 Swiss Open Catrine Bengtsson Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen 13–18, 9–15 Runner-up 1994 Singapore Open Rikke Olsen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 1–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1995 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1995 All England Open Rikke Olsen Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 Swedish Open Karen Neumann Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel 17–15, 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 Russian Open Ann Jorgensen Janek Roos Helene Kirkegaard 8–15, 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1998 Dutch Open Ann Jorgensen Chen Qiqiu Yang Wei 15–7, 15–6 Winner 1998 Denmark Open Ann Jorgensen Michael Sogaard Rikke Olsen 15–6, 15–14 Winner

IBF International (2 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Nordic Championships Thomas Lund Max Gandrup Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen13–18, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up 1992 Nordic Championships Jan Paulsen Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson18–15, 15–11 Winner 1993 Hamburg Cup Thomas Lund Simon Archer Chris Hunt15–8, 15–11 Winner 1997 Nordic Championships Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen walkover Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Stockholm International Dorte Kjaer Andrey Antropov Elena Rybkina 15–7, 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1990 Nordic Championships Grete Mogensen Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Invitation Tournament (3 titles) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Copenhagen Masters Thomas Lund Jim Laugesen Henrik Svarrer15–3, 15–3 Winner 1994 Copenhagen Masters Thomas Lund Michael Sogaard Henrik Svarrer15–10, 15–7 Winner 1996 Copenhagen Masters Thomas Lund Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung17–15, 15–10 Winner

References

External links Jon Holst-Christensen's Profile - Badminton.dk