Jon Holst-Christensen
Jon Holst-Christensen 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, Japan Open, and Denmark Open. Holst-Christensen also won 4 medals 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 |  European ChampionshipsMen's doubles
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