Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Björn•Siegemund |
Used name | Björn•Siegemund |
Born | 30 September 1973 in West-Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
Measurements | 187 cm / 89 kg |
Affiliations | SV Fortuna Regensburg, Regensburg (GER) |
NOC | Germany |
Björn Siegemund was a German badminton player who was eliminated in the first round at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in both the men’s doubles, partnering Michael Helber, and mixed doubles partnering Karin Stechmann. In 2004 at Athens he partnered Nicol Pitro and reached the second round in the mixed doubles.
Siegemund won ten German national titles. He later married Danish badminton player Rikke Olsen and became brother-in-law of her sister Lotte. He later turned to coaching and coached the Brokers Tigers in the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton League.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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2000 Summer Olympics | Badminton | GER | Björn Siegemund | |||
Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) | Karen Stechmann | =17 | ||||
Doubles, Men (Olympic) | Michael Helber | =17 | ||||
2004 Summer Olympics | Badminton | GER | Björn Siegemund | |||
Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) | Nicol Pitro | =9 |